The Condor as a measure of Prospective Memory in Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis
Cores, Evangelina Valeria 1
Vanotti, Sandra Inés2
Osorio, Mabel1
Politis, Daniel Gustavo1
Garcea, Orlando2
1Departamento de Neurología, Hospital Interzonal General de Agudos Eva Perón (HIGA), Buenos Aires, Argentina
2Unidad de Neuroinmunologia Clínica y Esclerosis Múltiple del Hospital General de Agudos J. M. Ramos Mejía, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Fuente de financiación: Beca Doctoral Tipo I de la primera autora otorgada por el Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET).
Dirección electrónica del primer autor: valecores@hotmail.com
Resumen:
EL TEST EL CÓNDOR COMO MEDIDA DE MEMORIA PROSPECTIVA EN ESCLEROSIS MÚLTIPLE RECAÍDAS Y REMISIONES
Introducción: Los déficits cognitivos muestran una prevalencia del 43% en Esclerosis Múltiple (EM) en nuestro país. Influyen de manera discapacitante sobre la calidad de vida, en particular en las actividades sociales y laborales. Un nuevo paradigma de estudio es
Palabras Clave: Memoria prospectiva - Intenciones demoradas - Esclerosis múltiple - Discapacidad.
Abstract:
THE CONDOR AS A MEASURE OF PROSPECTIVE MEMORY IN RELAPSING-REMITTING MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS
Introduction: Cognitive deficits have a prevalence of 43% in Multiple Sclerosis (MS) in our country. This deficit affects quality of life, especially on social activities and work. A new study paradigm is Prospective Memory (PM), define as the ability to remember delayed intentions. Objetive: To analyse performance of MS patients in PM and its relationship with other cognitive variables as well as disability. Metodology: 15 MS patients with Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis and 15 healthy volunteers were assessed using a battery of neuropsychological tests containing El Cóndor as the PM meassure and other test of memory, attention and executive functions. In addition patients were evaluated with two meassures of physical disability. Results: Significant differences were found in El Cóndor total score, in favour of the control group. Significant correlations were found between PM and planning, processing speed and working memory. No correlations were found between PM and disability. Conclusions: MS patients had a below average performance in PM. PM is associated with working memory, fluency and processing speed meassures but not with disability sclaes.
Keywords: Prospective memory - Delayed intentions - Multiple sclerosis - Disability.
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