Otro
Distúrbios de memória em pacientes epilépticos
Registration in:
Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, v. 57, n. 2 B, p. 415-420, 1999.
0004-282X
10.1590/S0004-282X1999000300012
S0004-282X1999000300012
WOS:000080937400012
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2-s2.0-0033143613
Author
Stella, Florindo
Abstract
The author studied the mnemonic activity from epileptic patients with complex partial seizures (CPS), with the aims: 1) to identify memory disorders; and 2) to compare the patients' with the controls' results. Fifty adult patients and 20 subjects without neuropsychiatric disorders were studied. The methods consisted in: 1) investigation of the mnemonic activity through the Wechsler Memory Test (subtests: Storage and Recall, Recent Memory, and Immediate Memory); 2) comparison among the results of both groups; association from mnemonic activity with brain SPECT. In the three subtests, the patients showed cognitive performance significantly lower than the controls (p <0,05). It was found association from reduced blood flow, mainly in left temporal region, with memory impairment of the three subtetsts. The conclusion was that the CPS are associated to memory impairment.