Abstract

SANCHEZ-CORTES, Norma A; REYNA-CERVANTES, Karla P  and  POBLANO, Adrián. Neuropsychological intervention in memory consolidation in patients with acoustic-mnestic aphasia: An exploratory and preliminary study. Invest. clín [online]. 2013, vol.54, n.4, pp.360-372. ISSN 0535-5133.

Neuropsychological alterations after stroke depend on the type and site of the injury and may result in cognitive, mood or social disabilities. The disorders may disturb daily motor activities and may alter language and short- and long-term memory. Patients that have suffered a stroke in the left temporal hemisphere may present acoustic-mnestic aphasia and memory alterations. Our objective was to evaluate the results of the implementation of a memory reinforcement training program in patients with acoustic-mnestic aphasia, and to know if the program improves memory consolidation for a better patient´s quality of life. We performed a case-report study, before and after implementation of a memory reinforcement program in two patients with acoustic-mnestic aphasia and memory alterations. The program was constructed with 20 supra-ordinal categories, each with 10 sub-ordinal words, with a total of 200 words to evoke. We found significant differences in the number of evoked words and in memory consolidation after the implementation of the program in the two studied patients. Our observations suggest that implementation of a memory reinforcement program in subjects with acoustic-mnestic aphasia may be useful in the rehabilitation of memory alterations in these patients.

Keywords : stroke; neuropsychological rehabilitation; acoustic-mnestic aphasia; memory rehabilitation; working memory; long-term memory.