Clinical Study

Metacognitive Performance, the Tip-of-Tongue Experience, Is Not Disrupted in Parkinsonian Patients

Table 1

Characteristics of participants (means and standard deviations).

College control ( )Elderly control ( )PD ( )

Age20.65 (3.54)68.41(9.70)*71.50 (8.04)*
Education (in years)13.26 (1.60)13.36 (2.11)14.36 (3.13)
MMSE27.87 (2.00)26.55 (2.37)*25.36 (2.80)*
Age at diagnosis (PD)62.91 (10.47)
Duration of disease8.52 (5.80)

compared to college students. PD = patients with Parkinson’s disease.