Parkinson’s Disease: Cholinergic Denervation and Non-Motor Symptoms

Assistant Professor at the University of Virginia & Chair of the Society for Clinical Neuropsychology’s (SCN) Education Advisory Committee

^{Live lecture date: 6/15/2020}

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*This quiz has two multiple-choice questions.

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What is the most common type of mild cognitive impairment in Parkinson’s disease?

Single domain, non-amnestic MCI (isolated executive dysfunction)

Single domain, non-amnestic MCI (isolated attention dysfunction)

Single domain, amnestic MCI

Multi-domain, MCI

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Which statement below is true about the etiology of cognitive deficits in Parkinson’s disease?

Cortical cholinergic loss contributes to cognitive impairments only in late disease stages

Frontal-striatal network dysfunction, and not non-dopaminergic dysfunction, contributes to executive dysfunction

Cortical cholinergic loss can contribute to cognitive impairment in early-stage PD

Cortical cholinergic dysfunction contributes exclusively to memory and language deficits

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