Razlika u verbalnom i vidnom neverbalnom pamćenju između skupina pacijenata s različitom lateralizacijom moždane aneurizme

master's thesis

• Title (english): The difference in verbal and visual non-verbal memory between groups of patients with different lateralization of cerebral aneurysm
• Author: Ivo Somek
• Mentor: Meri Tadinac (mentor)
• Committee member: Andrea Vranić (predsjednik povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Una Mikac (član povjerenstva)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences; (Department of Psychology); Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2020-10-14, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: SOCIAL SCIENCES; Psychology; Biological Psychology

Abstract

Malobrojna dosadašnja istraživanja kognitivnih funkcija pacijenata s različito lateraliziranom moždanom aneurizmom dala su nejednoznačne i varijabilne rezultate. Cilj ovog istraživanja bio je provjeriti razlike u verbalnom i vidnom neverbalnom pamćenju između skupina pacijenata s ljevostranom, desnostranom i središnjom (ACoA) moždanom aneurizmom. Podaci odabranih N=134 sudionika koji su prošli neuropsihološku obradu nakon operacije moždane arterijske aneurizme su retroaktivno preuzeti iz arhive Neuropsihološke ambulante KBC-a Zagreb te sadrže bruto rezultate Testa auditivno-verbalnog učenja (AVLT) i Rey-Osterrieth testa složenog lika (ROCF). U istraživanju su kao zavisne varijable korištene tri mjere verbalnog pamćenja (neposredno, kapacitet, odgođeno) i dvije mjere vidnog neverbalnog pamćenja (neposredno i odgođeno). Skupina s aneurizmom na ACoA postigla je lošije rezultate od drugih dviju skupina u 4 od 5 korištenih mjera: kapacitetu verbalnog pamćenja i odgođenom verbalnom pamćenju te neposrednom i odgođenom vidnom neverbalnom pamćenju, s malom do umjerenom veličinom učinka. Skupine s ljevostranim i desnostranim aneurizmama nisu se značajno razlikovale ni u jednoj od korištenih mjera, što je neočekivano i nije u skladu s hipotezama.

Abstract (english)

Few previous studies of cognitive functions of patients with different lateralization of cerebral aneurysm have shown ambiguous and variable results. The aim of this study was to examine the differences in verbal and visual nonverbal memory between groups of patients with left-sided, right-sided, and central (ACoA) cerebral aneurysm. Data from selected patients (N=134) who underwent neuropsychological assessment after cerebral arterial aneurysm surgery were retrospectively taken from the archives of the Neuropsychological Clinic of the University Hospital Center Zagreb and contain the raw scores on the Auditory-Verbal Memory Test (AVLT) and Rey-Osterrieth complex figure test (ROCF). Measures of immediate, capacity and delayed verbal memory and immediate and delayed visual nonverbal memory were used as dependent variables. The group with ACoA aneurysm had lower results than the other two groups in 4 of the 5 measures used: capacity of and delayed verbal memory and immediate and delayed visual nonverbal memory, with a small to moderate effect size. The groups with left-sided and right-sided aneurysms did not significantly differ in any of the measures, which is unexpected and not in line with the hypotheses.

• Keywords: verbalno pamćenje; vidno neverbalno pamćenje; moždana aneurizma; AVLT; ROCF
• Keywords (english): verbal memory; visual nonverbal memory; aneurysm; AVLT; ROCF
• Language: croatian
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:131:328363
• Study programme: Title: Psychology; Study programme type: university; Study level: graduate; Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra psihologije (magistar/magistra psihologije)
• Type of resource: Text
• File origin: Born digital
• Access conditions: Open access
• Created on: 2020-10-21 11:44:02