Late neurocognitive changes from neurological damage following coronary bypass surgery

Citation
Cs. Weinstein et al., Late neurocognitive changes from neurological damage following coronary bypass surgery, BEHAV MED, 24(3), 1998, pp. 131-137
Citations number
25
Categorie Soggetti
Psychiatry,"Clinical Psycology & Psychiatry
Journal title
BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE
ISSN journal
08964289 → ACNP
Volume
24
Issue
3
Year of publication
1998
Pages
131 - 137
Database
ISI
SICI code
0896-4289(199823)24:3<131:LNCFND>2.0.ZU;2-W
Abstract
A detailed case study with neuropsychological data over a 26-year period wa s used to explore the relationship between neurocognitive vulnerability pre operatively and subsequent neurocognitive decline identified several years postoperatively Guidelines regarding the importance of neuropsychological a ssessment of intelligence, attention, memory language, and visual-spatial p lanning and organizational skills are provided. Such evaluations clarify po stoperative treatment planning because rehabilitation of cardiac patients w ith premorbid neurocognitive deficits poses special rehabilitation problems . With a detailed neurologic history as part of the preoperative evaluation , healthcare providers can identify acute and subtle risk factors for posto perative neurologic syndromes. This may lead to interventions designed to p rovide increased patient and family support.