Neuropsychological Study in Patients with Spinal Cord Injuries
Open Access
- 24 February 2021
- journal article
- research article
- Published by MDPI AG in Healthcare
- Vol. 9 (3), 241
- https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare9030241
Abstract
The present investigation was designed to determinate the nature, pattern, and extent of cognitive deficits in a group of participants with subacute and chronic spinal cord injury (SCI). Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in both patients with subacute and chronic SCI. Different cognitive functions were evaluated through a neuropsychological protocol designed for this purpose, taking into account the patient’s emotional state. Results: A total of 100 patients suffering a spinal cord injury were evaluated. There were no differences between the two groups when age, sex, level of education, and region of origin were studied. The chronic injured patients obtained lower scores in the neuropsychological evaluation protocol respective to the subacute injured patients. Conclusions: Subjects with chronic spinal cord injury presented a cognitive profile that differed greatly in the number of altered cognitive functions as well as in their magnitude from the subacute spinal cord injured patient profile. Moreover, cognitive dysfunction may be important beyond the end of the first stage of rehabilitation as it can affect an individual’s quality of life and possible integration in society.Keywords
This publication has 40 references indexed in Scilit:
- Association Between Acute Care and Critical Illness Hospitalization and Cognitive Function in Older AdultsJama-Journal Of The American Medical Association, 2010
- Mild Cognitive ImpairmentArchives of Neurology, 2009
- Cognitive performance in hypotensive persons with spinal cord injuryClinical Autonomic Research, 2009
- ASIA impairment scale conversion in traumatic SCI: is it related with the ability to walk? A descriptive comparison with functional ambulation outcome measures in 273 patientsSpinal Cord, 2008
- A longitudinal analysis of emotional impact, coping strategies and post‐traumatic psychological growth following spinal cord injury: A 10‐year reviewBritish Journal of Health Psychology, 2007
- Mild cognitive impairment clinical trialsNature Reviews Drug Discovery, 2003
- Preservation of Cognitive Function After Long-Term TetraplegiaAmerican Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, 2003
- A controlled study of neuropsychological deficits in acute spinal cord injury patientsSpinal Cord, 1989
- Spinal Cord Injury and Concomitant Traumatic Brain InjuryAmerican Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, 1988
- Occult head injury: Its incidence in spinal cord injuryArchives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 1985