title: Neuropsychological deficits in patients with Sneddon's syndrome.
abstract: The results of a neurological, neuropsychological and MRI study of the brain in 21 patients (aged 18-59 years) with Sneddon's syndrome are reported. The predominant findings were marked neuropsychological deficits in two-thirds of the patients. While sensorimotor deficits after stroke in these patients had a good prognosis, neuropsychological deficits persisted. Of the 21 patients, 14 were incapable of gainful employment, 10 because of severe cognitive dysfunction.
authors.affiliation: Neurologische Klinik mit Klinischer Neurophysiologie, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Germany.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Weissenborn
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Rückert
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ehrenheim
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Schellong
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Goetz
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lubach
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002545:Brain Ischemia / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D018860:Sneddon Syndrome / Q000523:psychology*