The Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS)
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4. Mentation, Behavior and Mood
This segment of the UPDRS consists of four categories: intellectual impairment, thought disorder, depression and motivation/initiative. The intellectual impairment rating considers a patient’s ability to make judgments, solve problems and recall events, and the thought disorder category looks at the frequency of vivid dreams, hallucination, delusions and psychosis.
If a patient is experiencing sustained depression with suicidal thoughts, they may receive a high rating in this category. Those who are withdrawn or have lost interest in their usual hobbies and activities may receive a moderate to severe motivation/initiative score.
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