نوع مقاله : مقاله بازآموزی
نویسندگان
1 دانشیار، مرکز تحقیقات علوم رفتاری، گروه روانپزشکی، دانشگاه علوم پزشکی اصفهان، اصفهان، ایران
2 استادیار، گروه روانشناسی، دانشکدهی علوم تربیتی و روانشناسی، دانشگاه اصفهان، اصفهان، ایران
چکیده
کلیدواژهها
عنوان مقاله [English]
نویسندگان [English]
Background: Approximately 30% of patients with epilepsy are medically refractory to conventional antiepileptic pharmacotherapy. In these patients, recurrent seizure and side effects of drugs interfere with the patient`s quality of life and can cause cognitive and behavioral deficits. Neuropsychological assessment plays a vital role in any comprehensive epilepsy program.Methods: We tried to find the most applicable neuropsychological assessments with high validity, reliability by reviewing valid references.Findings: The Wechsler adult intelligence scale, the Wechsler memory scale– III, Verbal learning test, Rey-Osterrieth complex figure test, Verbal fluency and naming tests, Design fluency test, Continuous performance test, Trail making A and B, Finger tapping, and Grooved pegboard test are of the most applicable tests. Conclusion: Neuropsychological assessment of patients with refractory epilepsy is a complementary section of any Comprehensive Epilepsy Program. Findings of these assessments may have great role for treatment plan and prediction of cognitive conse.
کلیدواژهها [English]