Results of evaluation memory changes in epilepsy patients
- VernacularTitle:Эпилепситэй эмчлүүлэгчдийн ой тогтоолтын өөрчлөлтийг үнэлсэн дүнгээс
- Author:
Tergel Kh
1
;
Sarina SU
1
;
Tovuudorj A
2
;
Khishigsuren Z
1
Author Information
1. Department of Mental Health, School of Medicine, MNUMS
2. Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, MNUMS
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Mechanical memory;
Word memorization;
Memory recalling;
Attention;
Extra words;
Adherence to medication regimen
- From:
Mongolian Journal of Health Sciences
2025;85(1):214-218
- CountryMongolia
- Language:Mongolian
-
Abstract:
Background:Memory is a complex combination of the activities of fixation, keeping and recalling information, which
is manifested by quantitative and qualitative changes due to organic mental disorders. Epilepsy is a disorder with neurological and mental symptoms, and depending on the course of the disease, adherence to medication regimen, and the
frequency of seizures, memory can decrease leading to partial or complete dementia. Therefore, we conduct this study by
Luria A.Ya’s assessment evaluating memory’s changes, such as mechanic memory.
Aim:The aim of the study is to evaluate the memory changes in patients with epilepsy using standart questionnaire.
Materials and Methods: The study was a hospital-based, descriptive, cross-sectional design, using a questionnaire survey method, and using a standard 10-word memorizing test. The study was conducted in NCMH from 1st of July to 1st of
August of 2023 and ethical approval for this study was approved by the NCMH (3/603 14th of June, 2023) and Research
Ethics Review Committee of MNUMS (2023/3-08 16th of June 2023). Collected data statistics were created by graphics
and tables on Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel programs and were analyzed in SPSS 21.0 software.
Results:The study included 30 patients, 19 (62.5%) men and 11 (36.3%) women, aged 25-59, with a disease duration
of 4-59 years. In 60% of cases cause of the disease was brain injury, n=18 had less than secondary education, and n=26
(86.6%) had defined with disability. 73.2% of the study participants fell 2-3 times a week, 73.3% did not take medication
as prescribed, and 56.7% did not follow the medication regimen. The results of the 10-word memorizing test showed that
1-9 words were said more often in each repetition, with an average value of 3.2-3.9 for each repetition, and the frequency
of the extra words was 0.8. When examining whether the word memorizing test scores depended on the duration of the
illness, the number of words recalled by patients with illness lasting up to 59 years was 1-3, indicating that the longer the
illness lasted, the lower memory.
Conclusion:73.3% of patients do not take medications as prescribed by their doctor (p=0.35), 56.7% do not follow
the medication regimen, the average value of the mechanical memory test is 3.2-3.9, and the results show that memory
decreases with the duration of the disease, indicating that there are many reasons for the decrease in patients’ memory.
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