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(naming) impairment in women patients (Buckwalter et al., 1996). The present study consisted of 84 consecutive patients with a diagnosis of probable or possible Alzheimer's disease. There were 31 men and 53 women. Prorated Performance IQ (Block Design, Picture Completion, Picture Arrangement) and duration of illness were used to equate the groups for dementia severity. There was no significant difference between women and men in education or in age. There was no statistically significant gender difference on the Visual Naming subtest of the Multilingual Aphasia Examination. Buckwalter et al. described their findings as representing modest gender differences. The discrepant findings may be accounted for by the manner in which the groups were matched for severity of dementia as well as the different naming tests used. Hence, gender differences in naming in Alzheimer's disease are by no means certain.
Arffa, S., Hirsh, M., Daniel, H., McKenna, C., & Millieent, L. Post-Concussion Complaints in Children Following Mild to Moderate Traumatic Brain bzjul3'. "'Post-concussion syndrome" (PCS) in adults includes cognitive symptoms as well as a number of physical and emotional complaints. There is comparatively little research on PCS in children and adolescents. Casey et al. (1987) reported minimal reporting of physical and emotional symptoms in children with "minor" TBI (no LOC or altered level of conscioushess), but higher incidence of headache was reported in mild TBI (Farmer et al., 1987: Klonoff et al.. 1977; Lanser et al., 1988). Retrospective analysis of 46 pediatric cases of mild to moderate traumatic brain injury (mean age = 9.2, 57% were male), who returned to a multi-disciplinary trauma follow-up clinic was conducted. There was no spontaneous reporting of symptoms in 59% of the cases. Of those reporting symptoms, multiple symptoms were common, with 33% of the sample reporting 2 or more. Memory problems and school and behavioral adjustment problems were reported most fiequently, followed by headache, personality change, irritability, and sleep problems. A minimal to very mild concussion group was contrasted with a mild to moderate concussion group. While overall number of patients reporting complaints was equivalent across the two groups (X-~=. 11, ns), physical complaints of headache and blurred vision were significantly more common in the mild to moderate injury group (X2 = 6.4, p > .05, for both conditions).
Arias, W., Cabiya, J., & Margarida, M. Memory Loss in Patients Diagnosed with Partial Temporal Lobe Epilepsy, Complex Type Private. The present study was directed at assessing memory loss in patients diagnosed with partial temporal lobe epilepsy (PTLE), complex type. We hypothesized that these patients would score lower in the Weschler Memory Scale (WMS) than a normal sample. The Spanish translation of the WMS used in the present study was developed by Baez, Cabiya, and Margarida (1995). Seventeen patients were diagnosed with PTLE, complex type, following an established protocol of neurological tests. The normal sample consisted of 17 participants with similar age and education. All participants were administered a sociodemographic questionnaire, the Weschler Memory Scale and the Barranquilla Rapid Survey of Intelligence Test. The results indicated that the Memory Quotients of the PTLE patients were significantly lower that the normal participants. The results also show that the scores of the PTLE patients in the Information, Mental Control, Logical Memory, and Visual Learning Subscales of the WMS were significantly lower than the normal participant's scores. On the other hand, no difference between the two groups in their Intelligence Quotients was found. These results suggest significant deficits in several types of memories in patients diagnosed with PTLE, complex type, specially in logical and visual memories.
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(naming) impairment in women patients (Buckwalter et al., 1996). The present study consisted of 84 consecutive patients with a diagnosis of probable or possible Alzheimer's disease. There were 31 men and 53 women. Prorated Performance IQ (Block Design, Picture Completion, Picture Arrangement) and duration of illness were used to equate the groups for dementia severity. There was no significant difference between women and men in education or in age. There was no statistically significant gender difference on the Visual Naming subtest of the Multilingual Aphasia Examination. Buckwalter et al. described their findings as representing modest gender differences. The discrepant findings may be accounted for by the manner in which the groups were matched for severity of dementia as well as the different naming tests used. Hence, gender differences in naming in Alzheimer's disease are by no means certain.
Arffa, S., Hirsh, M., Daniel, H., McKenna, C., & Millieent, L. Post-Concussion Complaints in Children Following Mild to Moderate Traumatic Brain bzjul3'. "'Post-concussion syndrome" (PCS) in adults includes cognitive symptoms as well as a number of physical and emotional complaints. There is comparatively little research on PCS in children and adolescents. Casey et al. (1987) reported minimal reporting of physical and emotional symptoms in children with "minor" TBI (no LOC or altered level of conscioushess), but higher incidence of headache was reported in mild TBI (Farmer et al., 1987: Klonoff et al.. 1977; Lanser et al., 1988). Retrospective analysis of 46 pediatric cases of mild to moderate traumatic brain injury (mean age = 9.2, 57% were male), who returned to a multi-disciplinary trauma follow-up clinic was conducted. There was no spontaneous reporting of symptoms in 59% of the cases. Of those reporting symptoms, multiple symptoms were common, with 33% of the sample reporting 2 or more. Memory problems and school and behavioral adjustment problems were reported most fiequently, followed by headache, personality change, irritability, and sleep problems. A minimal to very mild concussion group was contrasted with a mild to moderate concussion group. While overall number of patients reporting complaints was equivalent across the two groups (X-~=. 11, ns), physical complaints of headache and blurred vision were significantly more common in the mild to moderate injury group (X2 = 6.4, p > .05, for both conditions).
Arias, W., Cabiya, J., & Margarida, M. Memory Loss in Patients Diagnosed with Partial Temporal Lobe Epilepsy, Complex Type Private. The present study was directed at assessing memory loss in patients diagnosed with partial temporal lobe epilepsy (PTLE), complex type. We hypothesized that these patients would score lower in the Weschler Memory Scale (WMS) than a normal sample. The Spanish translation of the WMS used in the present study was developed by Baez, Cabiya, and Margarida (1995). Seventeen patients were diagnosed with PTLE, complex type, following an established protocol of neurological tests. The normal sample consisted of 17 participants with similar age and education. All participants were administered a sociodemographic questionnaire, the Weschler Memory Scale and the Barranquilla Rapid Survey of Intelligence Test. The results indicated that the Memory Quotients of the PTLE patients were significantly lower that the normal participants. The results also show that the scores of the PTLE patients in the Information, Mental Control, Logical Memory, and Visual Learning Subscales of the WMS were significantly lower than the normal participant's scores. On the other hand, no difference between the two groups in their Intelligence Quotients was found. These results suggest significant deficits in several types of memories in patients diagnosed with PTLE, complex type, specially in logical and visual memories.