Assessment of apathy minimising the effect of motor dysfunctions in Parkinson's disease: a validation study of the dimensional apathy scale.

Gabriella SantangeloAlfonsina D'IorioFausta PiscopoSofia CuocoKatia LongoMarianna AmboniChiara BaianoDomenico TafuriMaria Teresa PellecchiaPaolo BaroneCarmine Vitale

Published in: Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation (2017)

The DAS is a valid and reliable tool to assess multidimensional apathy in PD, independently of severity of motor symptoms. Reduced initiation of thought and behaviour and emotional blunting characterised PD patients, without confounding effects of motor disability.

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