Neuropsychological Rehabilitation
Neuropsychological Rehabilitation
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10.1007/978-0-387-70715-0_19
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2010-01-01
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Barrett, Anna M.
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Eskes, Gail A.;Barrett, Anna M.
Cognitive impairment after stroke is common and can significantly impact on recovery of function and return to functional activities and roles. The term ‘‘vascular cognitive impairment’’encompasses the continuum of vascular changes in brain cognition, ranging from mild impairment (no impact on functional abilities) to frank vascular dementia (see Chapter 7). Management of individuals with attentional, conative (the translation of knowledge and emotion to behavior), and cognitive impairment varies, depending upon the severity of the deficits and their functional consequences. Review of the evidence for rehabilitation of individuals with cognitive deficits post-stroke (without dementia) will be the focus of this chapter. In this chapter, we define cognitive function broadly as multiple modular mental systems either containing and/or acting on domainspecific knowledge representations (eg language, spatial function, calculations). What is cognitive rehabilitation? Most definitions converge on the idea that cognitive rehabilitation is a systematic, therapeutic process designed to remediate, alleviate, or manage cognitive deficits in order to improve daily functioning (Cicerone et al., 2000; Sohlberg & Mateer 2001a, Wilson 2002). Cognitive and other mental processes frequently affected by stroke include attention and memory, visuo-perceptual abilities, and executive function. In this chapter we will provide an overview of the evidence for the efficacy of procedures targeted toward rehabilitation of these cognitive disorders after stroke. While each cognitive domain is discussed in separate sections, we recognize that cognitive functions frequently interact, and stroke survivors commonly have multiple deficits; the potential behavior and response to intervention may interact. In addition, the presence of affective disorders (as dealt with in Chapter 16) also modifies response to treatment and should be included as part of a care plan, but will not be discussed in this chapter.