Journal of the Neurological Sciences
Volume 213, Issue 1 , Pages 61-65, 15 September 2003

Motor impairment influences Farnsworth-Munsell 100 Hue test error scores in Parkinson's disease patients

Department of Neurology, Ruhr-University of Bochum, St. Josef-Hospital, Gudrunstrasse 56, Bochum 44791, Germany

Received 12 September 2002; received in revised form 5 May 2003; accepted 8 May 2003.

Abstract 

Farnsworth-Munsell 100 Hue test (FMT) error scores and peg insertion abilities significantly differ between Parkinson's disease (PD) patients and controls. Both tasks ask for performance of voluntary movements. The objective of this study was to demonstrate a relation between FMT error scores and peg insertion outcomes. We successively performed both tasks in 28 previously untreated PD patients. The FMT error score was significantly (p=0.016) lower in patients with better peg insertion outcome. A significant (Spearman R=0.47, p=0.012) correlation between peg insertion results and the FMT error scores appeared. Motor impairment influences FMT error scores in PD patients.

Keywords:  Color vision, Peg insertion, Color discrimination, Parkinson's disease

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PII: S0022-510X(03)00150-3

doi:10.1016/S0022-510X(03)00150-3

Journal of the Neurological Sciences
Volume 213, Issue 1 , Pages 61-65, 15 September 2003

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