Older adults with epilepsy: memory complaints and objective neuropsychological performance

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Autor(a) principal: Tedrus,Glória Maria Almeida Souza
Data de Publicação: 2021
Outros Autores: Santos,Lorena Murta dos, Meneghetti,Fernanda
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria (Online)
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Resumo: ABSTRACT Introduction: People with epilepsy frequently complain of poor memory. Objective: To assess the occurrence of memory complaints in older adults with epilepsy (OAE) and whether it is associated with clinical variables, objective cognitive performance, and quality of life (QoL). Methods: The Memory Complaint Questionnaire (MAC-Q) was related to objective cognitive performance, the Neurological Disorders Depression Inventory for Epilepsy (NDDI-E), the Quality of Life in Epilepsy Inventory (QOLIE-31), and the clinical characteristics of 83 OAE. Results: OAE showed worse cognitive performance and higher MAC-Q scores when compared to a similar control group (n=40). Impairment in multiple cognitive domains occurred in 34 (41%) OAE and was associated with older age and lower educational level. Memory complaints (MAC-Q≥25) were reported by 45 (54.2%) OAE and associated with older age, lower educational level, onset at ≥60 years, higher NDDI-E scores, lower QOLIE-31 scores, and impairment in multiple cognitive domains. Conclusions: OAE presented worse cognitive performance and greater memory complaints. Episode onset at ≥60 years of age was associated with complaints, but not with objective cognitive deficit. We found an association between subjective and objective cognitive performance, with aspects of epilepsy and worse QoL scores.
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spelling Older adults with epilepsy: memory complaints and objective neuropsychological performanceEpilepsyMemoryAgedABSTRACT Introduction: People with epilepsy frequently complain of poor memory. Objective: To assess the occurrence of memory complaints in older adults with epilepsy (OAE) and whether it is associated with clinical variables, objective cognitive performance, and quality of life (QoL). Methods: The Memory Complaint Questionnaire (MAC-Q) was related to objective cognitive performance, the Neurological Disorders Depression Inventory for Epilepsy (NDDI-E), the Quality of Life in Epilepsy Inventory (QOLIE-31), and the clinical characteristics of 83 OAE. Results: OAE showed worse cognitive performance and higher MAC-Q scores when compared to a similar control group (n=40). Impairment in multiple cognitive domains occurred in 34 (41%) OAE and was associated with older age and lower educational level. Memory complaints (MAC-Q≥25) were reported by 45 (54.2%) OAE and associated with older age, lower educational level, onset at ≥60 years, higher NDDI-E scores, lower QOLIE-31 scores, and impairment in multiple cognitive domains. Conclusions: OAE presented worse cognitive performance and greater memory complaints. Episode onset at ≥60 years of age was associated with complaints, but not with objective cognitive deficit. We found an association between subjective and objective cognitive performance, with aspects of epilepsy and worse QoL scores.Academia Brasileira de Neurologia - ABNEURO2021-02-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2021000200133Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria v.79 n.2 2021reponame:Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria (Online)instname:Academia Brasileira de Neurologiainstacron:ABNEURO10.1590/0004-282x-anp-2020-0209info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessTedrus,Glória Maria Almeida SouzaSantos,Lorena Murta dosMeneghetti,Fernandaeng2021-03-17T00:00:00Zoai:scielo:S0004-282X2021000200133Revistahttp://www.scielo.br/anphttps://old.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.php||revista.arquivos@abneuro.org1678-42270004-282Xopendoar:2021-03-17T00:00Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria (Online) - Academia Brasileira de Neurologiafalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Older adults with epilepsy: memory complaints and objective neuropsychological performance
title Older adults with epilepsy: memory complaints and objective neuropsychological performance
spellingShingle Older adults with epilepsy: memory complaints and objective neuropsychological performance
Tedrus,Glória Maria Almeida Souza
Epilepsy
Memory
Aged
title_short Older adults with epilepsy: memory complaints and objective neuropsychological performance
title_full Older adults with epilepsy: memory complaints and objective neuropsychological performance
title_fullStr Older adults with epilepsy: memory complaints and objective neuropsychological performance
title_full_unstemmed Older adults with epilepsy: memory complaints and objective neuropsychological performance
title_sort Older adults with epilepsy: memory complaints and objective neuropsychological performance
author Tedrus,Glória Maria Almeida Souza
author_facet Tedrus,Glória Maria Almeida Souza
Santos,Lorena Murta dos
Meneghetti,Fernanda
author_role author
author2 Santos,Lorena Murta dos
Meneghetti,Fernanda
author2_role author
author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Tedrus,Glória Maria Almeida Souza
Santos,Lorena Murta dos
Meneghetti,Fernanda
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Epilepsy
Memory
Aged
topic Epilepsy
Memory
Aged
description ABSTRACT Introduction: People with epilepsy frequently complain of poor memory. Objective: To assess the occurrence of memory complaints in older adults with epilepsy (OAE) and whether it is associated with clinical variables, objective cognitive performance, and quality of life (QoL). Methods: The Memory Complaint Questionnaire (MAC-Q) was related to objective cognitive performance, the Neurological Disorders Depression Inventory for Epilepsy (NDDI-E), the Quality of Life in Epilepsy Inventory (QOLIE-31), and the clinical characteristics of 83 OAE. Results: OAE showed worse cognitive performance and higher MAC-Q scores when compared to a similar control group (n=40). Impairment in multiple cognitive domains occurred in 34 (41%) OAE and was associated with older age and lower educational level. Memory complaints (MAC-Q≥25) were reported by 45 (54.2%) OAE and associated with older age, lower educational level, onset at ≥60 years, higher NDDI-E scores, lower QOLIE-31 scores, and impairment in multiple cognitive domains. Conclusions: OAE presented worse cognitive performance and greater memory complaints. Episode onset at ≥60 years of age was associated with complaints, but not with objective cognitive deficit. We found an association between subjective and objective cognitive performance, with aspects of epilepsy and worse QoL scores.
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