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A G Oswald

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PubMed1991

Cognitive impairment and dementia in Parkinson's disease: a controlled study.

The performance of 47 patients with Parkinson's disease on a battery of tests of cognition, motor function, disability and mood was compared with the performance of 47 healthy control subjects who were matched to the patients on the basis of age, sex and pre-morbid IQ. An increased prevalence of impairment over a range of cognitive functions was observed in the Parkinson's disease patients as compared with their matched controls. The differences between the Parkinson's disease patients and controls could not be accounted for by factors such as depressed mood, effects of medication or motor impairment. Our findings are discussed in relation to the methodology of previous studies in this area and to the need for a comprehensive clinico-pathological longitudinal study.

Activities of Daily Living↗
PubMed1990

Resistant bipolar disorder.

A 66-year-old farmer's wife had been admitted 31 times over eight years, suffering from manic depression. A variety of treatments for depressive episodes led to hypomania, and a case conference was held to discuss treatment.

Aged↗
PubMed1987

Practical appraisal of a new rating scale (MRSS) for rehabilitation.

Rating scales are available to assess patients undergoing rehabilitation for chronic psychiatric disorders. Few are universally acceptable because of pitfalls in their structure or administration. This study examines the recently printed Morningside Rehabilitation Status Scale in one rehabilitation network. The MRSS was found to be suitable in discriminating between severely and moderately disabled groups but not between mildly and moderately disabled groups.

Adult↗
PubMed1987

An evaluation of the performing and recording of physical examinations by psychiatric trainees.

The physical examination on admission, as recorded in the psychiatric case notes, was assessed for 100 consecutive admissions under the age of 65. Assessment was made on the presence or absence of reference to 43 items of examination and the recording of the examinations was found to be uniformly poor. One of the authors re-examined 50 patients within 48 h of admission and the findings were then compared with the initial recorded examination. Significant unrecorded positive findings were most frequent in the neurological and locomotor systems.

Education, Medical, Graduate↗