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ArticleTitle	Assessing the frontal lobe function of Parkinson's disease using Frontal Systems Behavior Scale (FrSBe)
Language	J
AuthorList	Tatsuhiro Terada¹⁾, Tomokazu Obi¹⁾, Miho Yoshizumi²⁾, Toshiya Murai²⁾, Kouichi Mizoguchi¹⁾
Affiliation	¹⁾Department of Neurology, Shizuoka Institute of Epilepsy and Neurological Disorders ²⁾Department of Cognitive and Behavioral Science, Graduate School of Human and Environmental Studies, Kyoto University
Publication	Japanese Journal of Neuropsychology: 25 (4), 281-289, 2009
Received	Nov 17, 2008
Accepted	May 8, 2009
Abstract	Frontal Systems Behavior Scale (FrSBe) is a brief behavior rating scale for the assessment of behavior disturbances associated with frontal lobe damage. We examined behavioral changes of daily living in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD). We examined Forty seven patients with PD (mean age 64.2±9.2, Hoehn & Yahr stage III, MMSE≥24, Rivermead behavioral memory test and Self Rating Depression Scale were normal) using FrSBe family and self rating forms. The correlation coefficients were examined between the score of the FrSBe and Frontal Assessment Battery (FAB), Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale Part III (UPDRS III). The score of FrSBe family and self rating form after illness showed a significant increase compared to the scores before illness. The scores of FrSBe after illness were not correlated with UPDRS III, but did correlate with the score of the FAB. Results suggest the behavioral changes detected by FrSBe were not associated with Parkinsonism, and the incidence of behavioral changes of daily living in frontal lobe dysfunction was associated with the onset of the PD. It is thought that cognitive dysfunction detected by neuropsychological measures in patients with PD did not influence the activities of daily living. The results suggest that the behavioral changes in daily living activities in PD patients were associated with behavior disturbances associated with frontal lobe dysfunction.
Keywords	Parkinson's disease (PD), Frontal Systems Behavior Scale (FrSBe), Frontal Assessment Battery (FAB)