Efectividad de la rehabilitación neuropsicológica en el daño cerebral adquirido (I): atención, velocidad de procesamiento, memoria y lenguaje

Abstract

Introduction. The consequences of acquired brain injury include impairments in cognition, emotion, and behaviour. Neuropsychology provides techniques for treating these disorders, but it is still important to establish which of all the available tools are most effective for this purpose. Development. This article reviews existing studies on the effectiveness of neuropsychological rehabilitation, focusing on those areas more often impaired due to acquired brain injury. The purpose of the article is to guide and orient neuropsychological rehabilitation of these patients based on the strongest evidence available in the literature. This paper focuses on cognitive domains such as attention and neglect, memory and language. Conclusion. There is enough evidence to recommend the neuropsychological rehabilitation of the above processes in patients with acquired brain injury.

Effectiveness of a Computer-Based Training Program of Attention and Memory in Patients with Acquired Brain Damage

“…Both conditions share varied, but in many instances, similar, neuropsychological impairments: attention deficits, impaired memory, impaired executive functions, apraxia, alexia, agraphia, aphasia, among others, which depend on the extension, severity, and location of the injury [ 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 ]. These neuropsychological sequels impair the social integration of patients even more than the physical limitations [ 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 ]. For that reason, the interest in cognitive rehabilitation has been growing over the last decades [ 11 , 15 , 16 , 17 ].…”

“…Reports on the use of such programs are highly variable regarding the techniques employed, therapy duration, intensity of treatment, study design, and the tools to evaluate their efficacy. Reviews on the subject have emphasized on the need of high quality studies to assess the efficacy of cognitive rehabilitation programs using objective measures to facilitate the interpretation of their real usefulness [ 14 , 26 ].…”

Resultados de un programa de rehabilitación neurocognitiva en pacientes con secuelas de trauma craneoencefálico

“…La rehabilitación neurocognitiva contribuye a mejorar la calidad de vida de los pacientes y sus familias, debido a que las estrategias aprendidas durante el proceso de rehabilitación trascienden las funciones cognitivas y pueden ser aplicadas en otros espacios de la vida del paciente 5,29 ; ayudando a su reincorporación a la sociedad, recuperando independencia y la mayor funcionalidad posible 30,31 .…”

Rehabilitation of discourse impairments after acquired brain injury

“…Although in clinical practice methods must be adapted to each particular case, these variations make it difficult to identify the strengths and weaknesses of each respective method. 52 …”