![]() (2013b) found the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA Nasreddine et al., 2005) was able to significantly differentiate between KS and ALC groups and between KS and healthy controls, both with high sensitivity and specificity values. (2013a) also found the updated RBMT-3 demonstrated high sensitivity and specificity values when distinguishing between KS and ALC groups, and between the latter group and healthy controls.īrief cognitive screening tests have also proved useful for this purpose. (2014) found that both the Rivermead Behavioral Memory Test (RBMT Wilson et al., 1989) and California Verbal Learning Test (CVLT Delis et al., 1987) were useful in differentiating Korsakoff’s Syndrome (KS)-a chronic form of ARBD characterized by severe episodic memory deficits-from an ALC group, with statistically significant group differences on every index of both tests. Recent investigations have found that neuropsychological testing is highly effective at identifying individuals with ARBD and distinguishing them from both healthy controls and alcohol-dependent individuals with mild cognitive impairment (ALC). ![]() Prompt recognition of ARBD is crucial to avoid further deterioration and minimize the potentially deleterious effects of cognitive dysfunction on treatment outcomes ( Bates et al., 2006). In such cases, the person may receive a diagnosis of Alcohol-Related Brain Damage (ARBD Royal College of Psychiatrists, 2014), or one of the more discretely defined diagnoses subsumed within this larger conceptual category such as Korsakoff’s Syndrome (see Heirene et al., 2018 for an overview of ARBD diagnoses). In chronic and severe cases of alcohol-dependence, the neurocognitive impairment may progress to an extent where more debilitating and permanent damage occurs. Deficits are primarily observed in memory, executive abilities, visuospatial processing, speed of processing and, to a lesser extent, attention and general intelligence ( Stavro et al., 2013). ![]() It has been estimated that 50–80% of people who misuse alcohol will experience some degree of cognitive impairment ( Bernardin et al., 2014). ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |