Duffin, Joseph and Collins, D. Ronan and Coughlan, Tara and O'Neill, Desmond and Roche, Richard and Commins, Sean (2012) Subtle memory and attentional deficits revealed in an Irish stroke patient sample using domain-specific cognitive tasks. Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology, 34 (8). pp. 864-875. ISSN 1380-3395

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Abstract

Stroke disrupts motor, sensory, and cognitive systems in survivors. Unlike in physical impairments, assessment of cognitive function is often inadequate, as no standardized procedure to monitor cognitive recovery post stroke exists. We evaluated a number of novel task-orientated tools designed to assess subtle cognitive deficits (including memory, attention, and executive functioning) in a sample of stroke patients. Although unimpaired on MMSE (Mini-Mental State Examination)-based indices of cognition, memory, and intelligence, stroke survivors were significantly impaired on tasks testing visual attention, spatial/relational processing, and associative memory. We recommend a standardized multidomain cognitive assessment and propose that cognitive deficits post stroke require in-depth assessment to inform patient-orientated rehabilitation.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	The definitive version of this article is available at DOI: 10.1080/13803395.2012.690368
Keywords:	Stroke; Cognition; Memory; Attention; Assessment;
Academic Unit:	Faculty of Science and Engineering > Psychology
Item ID:	6797
Identification Number:	https://doi.org/10.1080/13803395.2012.690368
Depositing User:	Richard Roche
Date Deposited:	14 Jan 2016 12:24
Journal or Publication Title:	Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology
Publisher:	Psychology Press
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	http://www.tandfonline.com
Use Licence:	This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here

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