A longitudial study of a neuropsychological rehabilitation program in Alzheimer's disease

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Jacqueline Abrisqueta-gomez¹  Fabiola Canali¹  Vera L.d. Vieira¹  Ana Cristina P. Aguiar¹  Carmen S.c. Ponce¹  Sonia M. Brucki¹  Orlando F.a. Bueno¹ 

[1] ,Universidade Federal de São Paulo Escola Paulista de Medicina Centro Paulista de Neuropsicologia

关键词: neuropsychological rehabilitation;    cognition;    neuropsychology;    Alzheimer's disease;    dementia;    aging;    memory;    reabilitação neuropsicológica;    cognição;    neuropsicologia;    Alzheimer;    demência;    idosos;    memória;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0004-282X2004000500007

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Our aim was to study the duration of benefits derived from a neuropsychological rehabilitation program (NRP) for dementia patients. METHOD: The participants in this study were three patients diagnosed as probable Alzheimer's disease in the initial-to-moderate phase; the three were taking anticholinesterases. They were submitted to a neuropsychological evaluation (NE) before the NRP and then revaluated after 12 and 24 months of treatment. The aim of our intervention was to do practical work with implicit and explicit residual memory by training them in everyday life activities, and using compensatory strategies and their intact cognitive abilities. RESULTS: Analysis of quantitative NE data (descriptive measures) after the first year of NRP showed cognitive improvement, functional stabilization and fewer behavioral problems. However, this improvement did not continue in the second year, and the disease maintained its characteristic progression.

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