Efficacy of a repeat testing protocol for cognitive fatigue assessment: a preliminary study in postconcussive syndrome participants.

Q3 Medicine

Concussion Pub Date : 2017-12-20 eCollection Date: 2017-12-01 DOI:10.2217/cnc-2017-0002

Thomas F Rau, Sarjubhai A Patel, Erik E Guzik, Edmond Sorich, Alan J Pearce

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Abstract

Aim: A small but notable number of individuals who suffer a concussion report ongoing cognitive difficulties. This preliminary study investigated the efficacy of repetitive test application to discern cognitive impairment in those with ongoing symptoms.

Methods: Participants (n = 17) with continuing self-reported symptoms following a concussion (∼9 months postinjury) were compared with 17 age group matched controls for working memory and word-list learning.

Results: Both groups performed similarly after the first trial for both assessments. However, in subsequent trials, the postconcussion group performed significantly worse than controls.

Discussion: While further studies to understand the mechanisms are warranted, data from this preliminary study suggest that a repetitive test application may be useful to discern cognitive fatigue in individuals who report ongoing concerns following a concussion.

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认知疲劳评估的重复测试方案的有效性:脑震荡后综合征参与者的初步研究。

目的:少数但值得注意的个体遭受脑震荡报告持续的认知困难。这项初步研究调查了重复测试应用对识别持续症状的认知障碍的疗效。方法:在脑震荡后(损伤后9个月)持续自我报告症状的参与者(n = 17)与17个年龄组匹配的对照组进行工作记忆和单词表学习的比较。结果:两组在第一次试验后的两项评估结果相似。然而，在随后的试验中，脑震荡后组的表现明显比对照组差。讨论:虽然需要进一步的研究来了解机制，但这项初步研究的数据表明，重复测试应用可能有助于识别脑震荡后持续担忧的个体的认知疲劳。

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Concussion Medicine-Neurology (clinical)

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2.70

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12 weeks