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- Title
Prospective, declarative, and nondeclarative memory in young adults with spina bifida.
- Authors
MAUREEN DENNIS; DERRYN JEWELL; JAMES DRAKE; TALAR MISAKYAN; BRENDA SPIEGLER; ROSS HETHERINGTON; FRED GENTILI; MARCIA BARNES
- Abstract
The consequences of congenital brain disorders for adult cognitive function are poorly understood. We studied different forms of memory in 29 young adults with spina bifida meningomyelocele (SBM), a common and severely disabling neural tube defect. Nondeclarative and semantic memory functions were intact. Working memory was intact with low maintenance and manipulation requirements, but impaired on tasks demanding high information maintenance or manipulation load. Prospective memory for intentions to be executed in the future was impaired. Immediate and delayed episodic memory were poor. Memory deficits were exacerbated by an increased number of lifetime shunt revisions, a marker for unstable hydrocephalus. Memory status was positively correlated with functional independence, an important component of quality of life. (JINS, 2007, 13, 312–323.)
- Subjects
MEMORY in adolescence; SPINA bifida; COGNITIVE ability; MEMORY testing; YOUNG adult psychology; NEURAL tube defects
- Publication
Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, 2007, Vol 13, Issue 2, p312
- ISSN
1355-6177
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1017/S1355617707070336