Would this type of therapy help stroke survivors with their cognitive problems? You'll have to figure this out yourself because nothing will be done about this in the stroke world for 50 years.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26205305
Barban F1,
Annicchiarico R1,
Pantelopoulos S2,
Federici A1,
Perri R1,
Fadda L1,
Carlesimo GA1,3,
Ricci C1,
Giuli S1,
Scalici F1,
Turchetta CS1,
Adriano F1,
Lombardi MG1,
Zaccarelli C4,
Cirillo G4,
Passuti S5,
Mattarelli P5,
Lymperopoulou O6,
Sakka P6,
Ntanasi E6,
Moliner R7,
Garcia-Palacios A8,
Caltagirone C1,3.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE:
The
aim of this paper was to assess the efficacy of process-based cognitive
training (pb-CT) combined with reminiscence therapy (RT) in patients
with mild Alzheimer's disease (mAD) and mild cognitive impairment (MCI)
and in healthy elderly (HE) subjects.
METHODS:
This
multicenter, randomized, controlled trial involved 348 participants
with mAD, MCI, and HE from four European countries. Participants were
randomly assigned to two arms of a crossover design: those in arm A
underwent 3 months of computerized pb-CT for memory and executive
functions combined with RT and 3 months of rest; those in arm B
underwent the reverse. The primary outcome was the effect of the
training on memory and executive functions performance. The secondary
outcome was the effect of the training on functional abilities in mAD
assessed with the instrumental activities of daily living.
RESULTS:
We
found a significant effect of the training for memory in all three
groups on delayed recall of the Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Test and
for executive functions in HE on the phonological fluency test. MCI and
HE participants maintained these effects at follow-up. MCI and mAD
participants also showed a significant effect of the training on the
Mini-mental state examination scale. Participants with mAD showed more
stable instrumental activities of daily living during the training
versus the rest period.
CONCLUSIONS:
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