Publications by authors named "Sharon Binoy"
Parkinson's disease (PD) is primarily characterized by motor symptoms. Yet, many people with PD experience cognitive decline, which is often unnoticed by clinicians, although it may have a significant impact on quality of life. For over half a century, traditional in-person PD cognitive assessment lacked accessibility, scalability, and specificity due to its inherent limitations.
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- There's a major need for accessible neuropsychological testing for research globally, as traditional in-person studies face challenges like recruitment difficulties, small sample sizes, and lack of diversity.
- Remote testing platforms have shown potential for efficiently gathering patient data online, and this study focuses on the remote administration of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) test.
- The results indicate that online MoCA scores align with in-person scores, the scores for patient groups were lower than healthy controls, and there were no differences between the English and Hebrew versions, suggesting this method can effectively collect data across diverse populations and languages.
Neuropsychological testing has intrinsic challenges, including the recruitment of patients and their participation in research projects. To create a method capable of collecting multiple datapoints (across domains and participants) while imposing low demands on the patients, we have developed PONT (Protocol for Online Neuropsychological Testing). Using this platform, we recruited neurotypical controls, individuals with Parkinson's disease, and individuals with cerebellar ataxia and tested their cognitive status, motor symptoms, emotional well-being, social support, and personality traits.
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