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Journal of the Korean Academy of Rehabilitation Medicine 2001;25(2):209-216.
Cognitive Assessment for Patient with Brain Injury by Computerized Neuropsychological Test.
Kim, Yun Hee , Shin, Seoung Hun , Park, Se Hoon , Ko, Myoung Hwan
1Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Chonbuk National University College of Medicine.
2Brain-Cognitive Rehabilitation Research Laboratory, Chonbuk National University College of Medicine.
3Research Institute of Clinical Medicine, Chonbuk National University College of Medicine.
뇌손상 환자의 인지기능 평가를 위한 전산화 신경심리검사의 유용성
김연희, 신승훈, 박세훈, 고명환
전북대학교 의과대학 재활의학교실, 뇌인지재활 연구소, 임상의학 연구소
Abstract

Objective
This research aimed to define the usefulness of the computerized neuropsychological test (CNT) for evaluation of cognitive deficit in the patients with brain injury.


Method
Twenty five subjects with brain injury (16 males, 9 females) were enrolled. Their mean age was 39.2 years. All patient were assessed their cognitive function using CNT. The CNT consisted of digit span, verbal learning test, visual span test, visual learning test, auditory continuous performance test, auditory controlled continuous performance test, visual continuous performance test, visual controlled continuous performance test, word-color test, hypothesis formation test and trail making test. Scores of each subtest on CNT analysed according to the brain lesion and involved hemisphere of the patients.


Results
In patients with left hemisphere lesion, scores in digit span and verbal-learning test were lower than that of right side lesion (p<0.05). In contrast, patients with right hemisphere lesion showed significantly lower scores in visual span and visual-learning test (p<0.05). The patients with frontal lobe lesion marked lower scores in verbal-learning and word-color test than the patients without frontal lesion (p<0.01). Whereas the patients with parietal lobe lesion showed significantly lower scores in visual learning test (p<0.05) than the patients without parietal lesion.


Conclusion
The cognitive deficit following the brain lesion could be characterized using CNT. CNT is considered to be used as a useful tool in the patients with brain injury for the assessment of their cognitive function.

Key Words: Computerized neuropsychological test (CNT), Brain injury, Cognitive function


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