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The purpose of the present study was to assess the presence of these behaviors in relation to frontal dysfunction and overall cognitive status in a cohort of patients with sporadic PD. Methods: The study consisted of 55 patients (n = 55), 36 males (65.5%), diagnosed with Parkinson\u2019s disease, assessed at the First Neurological Clinic of Eginition University Hospital in Athens. The participants had a mean age of 62.6 (\u00b113.54) years, with an average of 11.94 (\u00b13.00) years of education and a mean disease duration of 7.17 (\u00b15.90) years. The evaluation tools used to assess the participants were the Questionnaire for Impulsive-Compulsive Disorders in Parkinson\u2019s Disease (QUIP), Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA), Frontal Assessment Battery (FAB), and Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS). Results: The mean score on the QUIP was 0.64 (\u00b11.05), with a threshold of 1. Of the total number of patients (n = 55), 18 (32.72%) showed behaviors related to ICDs. The most commonly reported impulsive compulsive behavior was an excessive preoccupation with hobbies (n = 7, 38.9%), followed by a tendency toward gambling (n = 6, 33.3%). The mean score on the MoCA scale was 24.69\/30 (\u00b14.25), while the mean score on the FAB scale was 14.70\/18 (\u00b12.45). Pearson\u2019s correlation analysis revealed a moderate positive correlation between total MoCA score and FAB (r = 0.588, p &lt; 0.000) and a weak to moderate negative correlation between MoCA score and QUIP (r = \u22120.291, p = 0.038). Additionally, there was a statistically significant negative correlation between QUIP scores and performance on the MoCA attention subtests (Forward Digit Span, Backward Digit Span, and Vigilance tasks), (r = \u22120.389, p = 0.009). Conclusions: Lower global cognitive function, as measured by the MoCA, was strongly associated with reduced frontal lobe function, as measured by the FAB, in Parkinson\u2019s patients. 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