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Original Article

Motor speech versus digit control in Parkinson's disease: A cognitive neuropsychology investigation

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Pages 357-378 | Received 29 May 1996, Accepted 28 May 1997, Published online: 17 Sep 2009
 

Abstract

Motor speech and digit tapping deficits are well-documented in idiopathic Parkinson's Disease (PD); this study focuses on the relationship between the two. Despite the fact that motor aspects are present in both tasks, significant dissociations between them are reported. Parkinson's Disease patients were slow at finger tapping and rapid syllable repetition. They also showed reduced fundamental frequency ranges when humming. Performance on verbal fluency ranged from intact to impaired, and dissociated doubly with rapid articulation. Finger tap values correlated significantly with disease severity, but not with single syllable repetition, or with verbal fluency rates.

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