Title: Cognitive training in Parkinson disease: Cognition-specific vs nonspecific computer training
Abstract:Editors' Note: Is the Nintendo Wii superior to CogniPlus for cognitive training in Parkinson disease? Sturm critiques, while Fuhr et al. defend their recent article on that subject. Rahman et al. sugg...Editors' Note: Is the Nintendo Wii superior to CogniPlus for cognitive training in Parkinson disease? Sturm critiques, while Fuhr et al. defend their recent article on that subject. Rahman et al. suggest that inappropriate analytical method and exposure misclassification are probable causes of null findings in “Influenza vaccination and cardiovascular risk in patients with recent TIA and stroke.” —Chafic Karam, MD, and Robert C. Griggs, MD
Zimmermann et al.1 implied that Nintendo Wii vs specific neuropsychological computerized attention training leads to improved attention. This may be incorrect. For specific attention training, the authors administered a program addressing focused attention (CogniPlus “Focus: control of distraction”) while the computer game Nintendo Wii addressed motor functions and improvement …Read More
Publication Year: 2014
Publication Date: 2014-12-30
Language: en
Type: letter
Indexed In: ['crossref', 'pubmed']
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