@article{ref1,
title="Cognitive disorder in brain concussion",
journal="Frontiers in biology",
year="2014",
author="Zakharov, Vladimir and Drozdova, Ekaterina and Yakhno, Nikolay",
volume="9",
number="4",
pages="332-337",
abstract="This paper presents an original study concerning the prevalence and clinical characteristics of cognitive impairment associated with brain concussion. The cognitive functions of 80 consecutive patients (mean age = 37.40±11.74 years; 50 men and 30 women) admitted to the hospital with brain concussions were evaluated. Their cognitive scores were compared with 40 age- and education-matched healthy volunteers without history of cranial trauma. Cognitive impairment without dementia was found in 93% of the patients. Cognitive impairment in brain concussion was also characterized by prominent cognitive slowness (bradyphrenia), concentration decrease, free recall insufficiency, and visual-spatial dysfunction. Age and severity of anxiety significantly influence the cognitive performance of patients.<p/> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1674-7984",
doi="10.1007/s11515-014-1323-1",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11515-014-1323-1"
}