A Comparison of Performances Between Wechsler Memory Scale and Clinical Memory Scale in Traumatic Brain Injured Patients / 中国临床心理学杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective:To compare performances of Wechsler Memory Scale(WMS)and Clinical Memory Scale(CMS),to explore applicability of WMS and CMS in the different degree traumatic brain injured patients.Methods:206 patients were tested with WMS and 300 with CMS,and completed clinical diagnosis for all,to compare the performances.Results: ①There was no significant differences in the MQ between the two groups in the normal、marginal memory impairment, there were significant differences in the mild memory impairment.②There were remarkable variance between the MQ and the clinical diagnosis,WMS was even more variant.Conclusion:①There is similar outcome between WMS and CMS in the patients with normal、marginal memory impairment,CMS shows more applicable in the patients with more severe mem- ory impairment.②It is not correct to diagnose memory defect degree with MQ without more clinical information.