Prospective, declarative, and nondeclarative memory in young adults with spina bifida
| Autor: | James M. Drake, Brenda J. Spiegler, Talar Misakyan, Maureen Dennis, Marcia A. Barnes, Derryn Jewell, Ross Hetherington, Fred Gentili |
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| Rok vydání: | 2006 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Intelligence Neuropsychological Tests Developmental psychology Physical medicine and rehabilitation Memory Prospective memory Medicine Semantic memory Humans Episodic memory Spinal Dysraphism Memory Disorders Neural tube defect Recall business.industry Spina bifida Working memory General Neuroscience Cognition medicine.disease Psychiatry and Mental health Clinical Psychology Case-Control Studies Female Neurology (clinical) business |
| Zdroj: | Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society : JINS. 13(2) |
| ISSN: | 1355-6177 |
| Popis: | The consequences of congenital brain disorders for adult cognitive function are poorly understood. We studied different forms of memory in 29 young adults with spina bifida meningomyelocele (SBM), a common and severely disabling neural tube defect. Nondeclarative and semantic memory functions were intact. Working memory was intact with low maintenance and manipulation requirements, but impaired on tasks demanding high information maintenance or manipulation load. Prospective memory for intentions to be executed in the future was impaired. Immediate and delayed episodic memory were poor. Memory deficits were exacerbated by an increased number of lifetime shunt revisions, a marker for unstable hydrocephalus. Memory status was positively correlated with functional independence, an important component of quality of life. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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