Medical decision-making in neurodegenerative disease: mild AD and PD with cognitive impairment

Neurology. 2005 Aug 9;65(3):483-5. doi: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000171346.02965.80.

Abstract

The authors compared medical decision-making capacity in patients with mild Alzheimer disease (AD), Parkinson disease (PD) with cognitive impairment, and older controls. Relative to controls and patients with PD, patients with AD were impaired on the consent ability of understanding the medical treatment situation and choices. Patients with PD were impaired on the consent ability of electing a treatment choice.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Alzheimer Disease / physiopathology
  • Alzheimer Disease / psychology*
  • Cognition Disorders / etiology
  • Cognition Disorders / physiopathology
  • Cognition Disorders / psychology*
  • Decision Making / physiology*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Informed Consent / psychology*
  • Male
  • Memory Disorders / etiology
  • Memory Disorders / physiopathology
  • Memory Disorders / psychology
  • Mental Competency / psychology*
  • Middle Aged
  • Neurologic Examination
  • Neuropsychological Tests
  • Parkinson Disease / physiopathology
  • Parkinson Disease / psychology*
  • Patient Participation / psychology
  • Retrospective Studies