Impulsiveness and executive functions in Parkinson's disease.

Unlabelled: Cognitive functions, such as impulsiveness and executive functions, are often impaired in Parkinson's disease.

Objective: to analyze the relationship between impulsiveness and executive functions (EF) in people with Parkinson's disease (PD).

Methods: a correlation study involving a sample of 50 patients with an established diagnosis of PD aged 40 years or older was conducted using the following instruments: Demographic Questionnaire, Montreal Cognitive Assessment Basic (MOCA-B), Barratt's Impulsiveness Scale (BIS-11) and Frontal Assessment Battery (FAB).