Autor: |
Tessa N. A. Slagboom, Jan Berend Deijen, Christa C. Van Bunderen, Hans A. Knoop, Madeleine L. Drent |
Jazyk: |
angličtina |
Rok vydání: |
2021 |
Předmět: |
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Zdroj: |
Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism, Vol 4, Iss 1, Pp n/a-n/a (2021) |
Druh dokumentu: |
article |
ISSN: |
2398-9238 |
DOI: |
10.1002/edm2.165 |
Popis: |
Abstract Background Treatment of pituitary pathology mostly does not result in complete recovery of impairment in cognitive functioning. The primary aim of the current study was to assess cognitive impairment in patients with stable replacement therapy for hypopituitarism during the last 6 months prior to inclusion. It was expected that patients showed subjective and objective subnormal scores on neuropsychological functioning. Methods Forty‐two patients (40% men, 49 ± 15 years) treated for hypopituitarism conducted a neuropsychological test battery, including the Cognitive Failures Questionnaire (CFQ), 15‐Word test (15‐WT), Cambridge Neuropsychological Test Automated Battery (CANTAB) Motor Screening Task (MOT), Spatial Working Memory (SWM) and Affective Go/No‐go (AGN). Results were compared to reference values of healthy norm groups. Results Male and female participants scored significantly worse on the CFQ (P |
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