[Memory disorders and symptoms of frontal dysfunction in 29 patients operated on for an aneurysm of the anterior communicating artery].
Twenty-nine patients operated for an aneurysm of the anterior communicating artery have been submitted to short-term and long-term memory tests and to tests said to be sensitive to frontal lobe dysfunction; anosognosia was also studied. Their performance, as compared to that of 29 matched control subjects, revealed: (a) that this neurological condition induces often memory deficits (with anosognosia) and, even more often, signs of frontal dysfunction; (b) that these deficiencies are not homogeneous, however; and (c) that the classical amnesic syndrome can be observed in some cases. It appears useful to make an in-depth analysis of memory deficits of this kind of patients to reach a better understanding of normal memory processes.
Van der Linden
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Unité de Neuropsychologie Cognitive (NECO), Université de Louvain UCL.
Bruyer
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002536:Cerebral Arteries / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D002532:Intracranial Aneurysm / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008569:Memory Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D008570:Memory, Short-Term; D008875:Middle Aged; D019965:Neurocognitive Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests
Troubles de la mémoire et signes de dysfonctionnement frontal chez vingt-neuf patients opérés d'un anévrysme de l'artère communicante antérieure.