Case Report

Remission of Cognitive Deficits in Parkinson’s Disease: Recovery from a Nonamnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment or Psychiatric Symptoms Remission?

Table 2

Neuropsychological assessment.

First assessment (Jan/2010)Second assessment (Jan/2011)Third assessment (Jan/2012)Reference value
Raw scoreZ scoreRaw scoreZ scoreRaw scoreZ scoreMeanSD

Screening tests
 MMSE26−1,1290,4290,428,32,0
 DRS121−1,9*1370,61370,6133,26,3

Memory
 Memory (DRS)251,3251,3251,322,42,0
 RAVLT (immediate recall)110,2141,3141,310,42,7
 RAVLT (delayed recall)9−0,3131,3131,39,82,4
 RAVLT (recognition)130,4140,9140,912,12,1
 Complex figure (immediate recall)48−0,859−0,1650,360,016,0
 Complex figure (delayed recall)47−0,6751,4701,155,014,0

Language
 Token test300,0351,3330,830,04,0
 TN-LIN (naming)640,7640,7620,360,25,7

Processing speed
 5 Digits test (reading)30−1,227−0,6230,324,34,9
 5 Digits test (counting)33−1,428−0,2260,327,34,2

Visuospatial
 Constructional praxis (DRS)60,360,360,35,80,8
 Stick design test120,3120,3120,311,90,5
 Clock drawing4−0,14−0,14−0,14,11,3
 Complex figure copy63−1,8*83−0,585−0,390,015,0

Executive functions
 Global measure
  Initiative/perseveration (DRS)30−1,1370,8360,534,13,7

 Fluency
  5 Points test (unique drawings)19−1,6*23−0,725−0,226,14,5
  5 Points test (strategies)0−1,6*4−0,64−0,66,223,84
  Category fluency (fruits)12−1,5*171,0160,515,02,0

 Categorization
  Conceptualization (DRS)26−2,6*35−0,1370,435,53,7

 Planning
  Tower of London390,9370,6370,632,86,7

 Inhibitory control
  5 Digits test (inhibition time)59−2,7*41−0,739−0,534,69,0
  5 Digits test (inhibition errors)7−3,3*20,120,12,11,5
  5 Digits test (executive inhibition)29−2,0*140,2130,415,46,8

 Cognitive shifting
  5 Digits test (shifting time)78−2,8*52−0,649−0,345,411,5
  5 Digits test (shifting errors)11−3,4*30,740,24,32
  5 Digits test (executive shifting)48−2,5*250,1260,026,18,7
  5 Points test (% perseveration)19−2,8*40,140,14,55,2

MMSE: minimental state exam, DRS: dementia rating scale, and *equal or below the 1.5 SD threshold.