Semantic Memory Impairment and Lateralization in Brain Injured Patients
- VernacularTitle:脑损伤患者语义记忆功能障碍及偏侧化研究
- Author:
Yan LIU
;
Luping SONG
;
Xiaoxia DU
;
Qiang WANG
;
Fangsong LIU
;
Jing CHEN
;
Zaizhu HAN
;
Yanchao BI
;
Wengang YIN
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
brain injury, semantic memory, lateralization, evaluation
- From:
Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice
2011;17(3):209-211
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
ObjectiveToevaluatethelevelofsemanticmemoryofpatientswithbraininjuryusinglocalizationofsemanticmemorytest,andtocomparethedifferenceofsemanticmemorybetweenpatientgroupandnormalcontrolgroup,andtoanalyzetherelationshipbetweensemanticmemoryimpairmentandthepositionofbraininjury.Methods25patientswithbraininjury(16withleft braininjury,9withrightbraininjury)and24normalpersonsweretestedwithassociationjudgmenttestofpictureandwordversion.ResultsThescoresofassociationjudgmenttestofbothpictureandwordversionwerelowerinleftbraininjuredpatientsthan normalcontrols(P<001)orrightbraininjured(P<005).Thescoresofpicturecorrelatedwithwordversion(r=0542,P<001).Theincidenceofsemanticmemoryimpairmentwasmoreinleftbraininjurythanright(P<001),aswellasintheleftbasal gangliainjurythanright(P<005).ConclusionAssociationjudgmenttestofpictureandwordversioncanbeusedtoevaluatethe levelofsemanticmemoryofpatients.Semanticmemoryimpairmentisoftenseeninpatientswithbraininjury.Semanticmemoryis lefthemispherelateralized.
