TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2014//
TI  - Cognitive disorder in brain concussion
JO  - Frontiers in biology
A1  - Zakharov, Vladimir
A1  - Drozdova, Ekaterina
A1  - Yakhno, Nikolay
SP  - 332
EP  - 337
VL  - 9
IS  - 4
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 1674-7984
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11515-014-1323-1
ID  - ref1
ER  -