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P3‐243: COMPARING THE NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL PROFILES OF PATIENTS WITH MEMORY DISORDERS OF DIFFERENT AETIOLOGY
Author(s) -
Wakefield Sarah Jane,
Blackburn Daniel,
Harkness Kirsty,
Khan Aijaz,
Reuber Markus,
Venneri Annalena
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
alzheimer's and dementia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.713
H-Index - 118
eISSN - 1552-5279
pISSN - 1552-5260
DOI - 10.1016/j.jalz.2014.05.1334
Subject(s) - neuropsychology , memory impairment , etiology , semantic memory , psychology , cognition , mood , medicine , memory clinic , executive functions , cognitive impairment , clinical psychology , psychiatry , audiology
with a mean of 12.6 years of education (8-17). The mean number of professional fights was 45.2 and years of professional fighting, 14.3. Impairments on cognitive tests were frequent, with 43% failing a psychomotor speed test, 57% failing a processing speed test and 28.6% failing a memory test. The memory test was failed by a similar proportion of active fighters, while less active fighters failed the tests involving speed. . When corrected for age and other relevant variables, thalamic volume did not differ between active and retired fighters, but a greater fight exposure was associated with smaller volumes (p1⁄4.0.031). Conclusions: Cognitive dysfunction is common in retired fighters, and may be associated with specific changes in the brain. Timed tasks are particularly vulnerable, whereas impairment in memory is seen similarly in younger, active fighters. Analysis of larger groups of fighters will further elucidate this relationship.