Neuropsychological Evaluations and Cognitive Deficits in Patients with Aneurysmal SAH / 中国临床心理学杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective: To determine the frepuency and severity of cognitive impairments associated with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage. Methods: A series of 37 patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage were examined by means of a battery of cognitive tests before surgical treatment. Results: In 70.3% of the patients, one or more cognitive functions were impaired. Compared with normative data, 2.7% of patients showed impairment on arithmetic, digit symbal and picture complement respectively, 5.4% on digit span, 48.6% on Visual Reproduction , 27%(food) and 18.9% (ordinary tools) on verbal fluency test, 18.9%(part A) and 21.6% (part B) on trail-making test,?18.9% on MMSE (mini mental state examination). Conclusion: The patients have impressive cognitive deficits after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage. SAH patients were especially impaired in functions that are related to short-term memory, concentration capacity, and frontocortical functions.