title: The impact of constructional impairment on the WMS-R Visual Reproduction subtests.
abstract: The present study investigated the impact of constructional impairment on performance on the WMS-R Visual Reproduction subtests that measure memory for visual material. Thirteen subjects with constructional impairment had lower scores on the immediate and half-hour delayed Visual Reproduction subtests, relative to a cognitively comparable group of subjects without constructional impairment. However, the two groups did not differ with respect to their performance on the WMS-R Logical Memory subtests, which measure verbal memory. The implications of these modality specific findings among subjects with constructional impairment are discussed, and recommendations for clinicians who utilize the WMS-R are provided.
authors.affiliation: Saint Louis University, USA.
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Gfeller
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Meldrum
authors.forename: K A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Jacobi
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011939:Mental Recall; D008875:Middle Aged; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010364:Pattern Recognition, Visual; D011594:Psychometrics; D011596:Psychomotor Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D011597:Psychomotor Performance; D012016:Reference Values; D012153:Retention, Psychology; D014706:Verbal Learning; D014888:Wechsler Scales / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*