Cognitive Examination In Thalassemia Patients
Uni Gamayani1, *, Chandra Calista1, Anam Ong1, Pandji Irani Fianza2, Ramdan Panigoro3
1 Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Padjadjaran/Hasan Sadikin General Hospital, Jalan Pasteur no 38, Bandung, Indonesia
2 Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Padjadjaran/Hasan Sadikin General Hospital, Jalan Pasteur no 38, Bandung, Indonesia
3 Department of Biomedical Science, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Padjadjaran/ Hasan Sadikin General Hospital, RSP Unpad, Jalan Eijkman No 38, Bandung, Indonesia
Abstract
Background:
Many studies on thalassemia patients have shown cognitive decline that may affect the patients’ life. To clarify the cognitive value in thalassemia patients, we performed a neuropsychological test on these patients.
Methods:
This was a prospective observational analytic with case control study involving 40 thalassemia patients and 40 controls similar for age, sex, and education. All subjects underwent a comprehensive neuropsychological test including visual cognitive assessment.
Results:
Compared to controls, patients with thalassemia aged 15-47 years old had poorer results in world list recall (p=0.026), TMT-B (p=0.042), clock drawing test (p=0.049), ADAS-Cog (p=0.014), logical memory (p=0.001) and digit symbol (p<0.001). These results indicate that thalassemia patients have significantly lower attention, verbal memory capability, and executive function.
Conclusion:
Our findings concluded that patients with thalassemia have impaired multiple cognitive domains.
Keywords: Cognitive decline, Neuropsychological test, Thalassemia, Hemoglobin, Multiple cognitive domains, Attention.
Article Information
Article History:
Received Date: 09/12/2019
Revision Received Date: 09 /03/2020
Acceptance Date: 10/04/2020
Electronic publication date: 11/06/2020
Collection year: 2020
© 2020 Gamayani et al.
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* Address correspondence to this author at the Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Padjadjaran/ Hasan Sadikin General Hospital, Jalan Pasteur no 38, Bandung, Indonesia, E-mail: gamayani@yahoo.com
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