Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Associated Patterns of Memory Decline
作者:
Mario Fioravanti,
Daniele Nacca,
Stefano Amati,
Ann E. Buckley,
Alberto Bisetti,
期刊:
Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders
(Karger Available online 1995)
卷期:
Volume 6,
issue 1
页码: 39-48
ISSN:1420-8008
年代: 1995
DOI:10.1159/000106920
出版商: S. Karger AG
关键词: Memory;Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease;Mental deterioration;Respiratory disturbances
数据来源: Karger
摘要:
The relationship between chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and cognitive functioning was analyzed in a study with 50 aging patients. A complex pattern of interactions was identified between emotional and cognitive functioning and chronic respiratory disease when the effects of age, sex, type and severity of disease were controlled. These patients did not show any global and diffuse cognitive impairment. Only a portion of COPD patients (about 30%) evidenced memory impairment which was confined to immediate memory. Memory impairment found in these patients did not appear to be associated with those changes present in the aging process but was mainly related to those specific clinical and instrumental parameters which are considered valid indicators of respiratory efficiency. Two types of cognitive and emotional problems were identified. A progressive stage-dependent set of characteristics was associated with the course of the disease and a fluctuating, probably reversible state-dependent set of characteristics was associated with the temporary condition of the patients during the period of examination. Patients who had received more recent medical treatment or who were under protection of vaccination for influenza showed a better cognitive and emotional efficiency.
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