Presence of freezing and naming abilities in Parkinson’s disease

Abstract

We found that mildly cognitive impaired patients with PD and freezing are less impaired than comparable patients with PD and no freezing in action naming rather than in object naming. This effect may be attributable to the compensatory activation of Broca’s area. More, the presence of freezing can induce patients to create behavioural strategies, by offering major care on carrying out executive tasks, including verb naming.

Keywords

• Parkinson’s Disease
• Freezing
• Language
• Naming
• Broca’s Area