Neuropsychological outcome of survivors of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
| Autor: | Cristina Giglioli, Laura Russo, Andrea Taiti, Tamara Taddei, Bertini G, Massimo Margheri, Angelo Bartoletti, Fabio Cricelli, Francesca Giovannini |
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| Rok vydání: | 1990 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Resuscitation Myocardial Infarction Physical examination Neuropsychological Tests Mental Processes Quality of life Activities of Daily Living medicine Humans Myocardial infarction Intensive care medicine Pathological Aged Retrospective Studies medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Incidence (epidemiology) Neuropsychology Sequela Middle Aged medicine.disease Heart Arrest Mood disorders Anesthesia Quality of Life Emergency Medicine Female business |
| Zdroj: | The Journal of Emergency Medicine. 8:407-412 |
| ISSN: | 0736-4679 |
| Popis: | Thirty patients resuscitated from out-ofhospital cardiac arrest (15 with and 15 without postanoxic coma on admission) underwent a clinical examination and neuropsychological testing. In order to assess quality of life, they were compared to two matched control groups; 15 patients with previous myocardial infarction and 15 healthy subjects. None of the survivors showed severe neurologic impairment, and all had returned to self-sufficient physical activity. However, the behavior rating scale scores were significantly worse in patients with postanoxic coma. The processing ability linked to memory was significantly worse in the postanoxic coma group. Mood disorders were also observed in this group, but they did not have pathological significance. The remarkably low incidence of neurologic and psychological sequelae in these resuscitated patients, particularly in those with early clinical evidence of severe cerebral damage, is an encouraging result that supports the therapeutic systems development and efforts in the management of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. |
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