[The Location Learning Test as a measure of spatial memory: applicability of a modified administration procedure and normative data].
The Location Learning Test is a neuropsychological test that can be used to assess memory for object locations. The test has originally been developed for the assessment of visuo-spatial memory impairment in patients with dementia. However, ceiling effects may be present in other patient groups. This study has examined the applicability of a modified administration procedure with a shorter presentation duration and longer delay. The test was administered in a group of stroke patients (n = 105), a group of patients with diabetes (n = 93), as well as a group of healthy volunteers (n = 97). The results indicate that the Location Learning Test can be used to discriminate the diabetes and stroke patients from the control group. Furthermore, differences between patients with a left and a right-hemisphere stroke were found. The test has a high correlation with another memory test. The performance of the group healthy volunteers was used to calculate normative data for use in clinical practice.
Helmholtz Instituut, Capaciteitsgroep Psychonomie, Universiteit Utrecht, Heidelberglaan 2, 3584 CS Utrecht. r.kessels@fss.uu.nl
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008568:Memory / Q000502:physiology*; D011939:Mental Recall; D008875:Middle Aged; D010364:Pattern Recognition, Visual; D013028:Space Perception; D020521:Stroke / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology*