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01-03-2012 | Clinical Article

Verbal memory capacity after treatment for ruptured intracranial aneurysm—the outcomes of three psychological tests: within a month, 1 year after and 5-7 years after treatment

Authors: Marek Preiss, Jana Koblihová, David Netuka, Lenka Bernardová, František Charvát, Vladimír Beneš

Published in: Acta Neurochirurgica | Issue 3/2012

Abstract

Background

Verbal memory is an essential cognitive ability with scope for adequate treatment of information and for orientation in everyday life. Our study is centered on memory performance in the wake of treatment for ruptured intracranial aneurysm.

Methods

Three psychological tests were performed: (1) within a month of the neurosurgical intervention, (2) 1 year and (3) 5-7 years after the ruptured aneurysm treatment. Under comparison are the overall results of tests for verbal memory capacity in a cohort of patients (N = 59) and in the control group.

Results

Three post-treatment measurements revealed a persistent deficit of verbal memory. The cohort’s average performance improved from -1.3 SD (standard deviation) below the average of the norm to -0.5 SD below the norm at the second test 1 year after treatment, while at the third test the deficit had worsened to -0.68 SD. Similarly, testing for long-term recovery at 5-7 years postoperatively showed the patients’ performances to be 2/3 SD below the average of the general population.

Conclusions

The results of the study imply the need for long-term rehabilitation of memory in this particular group of patients.

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Title: Verbal memory capacity after treatment for ruptured intracranial aneurysm—the outcomes of three psychological tests: within a month, 1 year after and 5-7 years after treatment
Authors: Marek Preiss
Jana Koblihová
David Netuka
Lenka Bernardová
František Charvát
Vladimír Beneš
Publication date: 01-03-2012
Publisher: Springer Vienna
Published in: Acta Neurochirurgica / Issue 3/2012
Print ISSN: 0001-6268
Electronic ISSN: 0942-0940
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00701-011-1256-2

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