“O que é bom para memória?”: relatos de uma reabilitação neuropsicológica

Abstract

With the increase of the life expectancy, some neurodegenerative pathologies gain notoriety in the present time. Thus, longevity is a marker for the development of neurodegenerative diseases. With the progress of such diseases, we need to take a broader view of the future so that we can have new strategies that are useful for all aspects of aging. Among these strategies, we consider the present study Neuropsychological Assessment (AN) and Neuropsychological Rehabilitation (RN). Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disorder, neurological disorders dependent on disease progression. It is characterized by DSM V as a Neurocognitive Disorder Greater than the treatment of mental disorders associated with memory associated with other cognitive abilities. This study aimed to report the effects of an NB program in a clinical case of probable AD, after performing AN (pre and post intervention). For the analysis of the comparison between the RN and post RN scores, the T-Test was used for paired samples. As the strategies used for the study of the RN involved an autobiographical memory and an implicit memory, because these were preserved in the patient. In addition, a Reality Orientation Therapy (TOR), Reminiscence Therapy (TR), praxis activities, naming activities, verbal fluency, attention, explicit memory and arithmetic skills were published. During the course of the NB, one started on the use of antipsychotics, presenting apathy and somnolence sometimes. After an RN, one patient showed the same changes statistically (p≤0.05) in the MMSE, in the FAB, without QPAF and without the recognition of the list of words of the battery CERAD. Instruments that evaluate memory, indication, verbal fluency and not the Clock Test, a sculpted fall patient. The rehabilitation process is multidimensional, using specific patient demonstrations, which also reflect the needs of the indicators during this process.