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Neuropsychological differential diagnosis of selected movement disorders
Tegelová, Vendula
Title: Neuropsychological Differential Diagnosis of selected Movement Disorders Author: Bc. et Bc. Vendula Tegelová Supervisor: Mgr. et Mgr. Tomáš Nikolai, Ph.D. Number of pages and characters: 106; 198 530 Number of appendices: 1 Number of references: 206 Abstract: The diploma thesis deals with the insight into the problems of the extrapyramidal system and its diseases and the key structures of the extrapyramidal system - basal ganglia. Furthermore, a basic description of Parkinson's disease (PN), progressive supranular palsy (PSP) and multisystem atrophy (MSA) with emphasis on the cognitive aspects of these diseases. Thesis also deals with neuropsychological examination in clinical practice, in more detail screening methods of cognitive functions, which are a necessary part of the diagnosis of cognitive deficits. We briefly describe selected screening methods, including the Mattis dementia scale (DRS2), which is used in the empirical part of the work. The theoretical part concludes with a brief search of studies that examine using DRS2, but also other screening methods, cognitive deficit and cognitive profile, especially in PN, PSP and MSA, but also in other neurodegenerative diseases. The empirical part of the work focuses on the analysis of DRS2 results in patients with PN, PSP and MSA, taking...
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