Abstract

SANCHEZ, Ana María et al. Auditory verbal memory in elderly people with Mild Cognitive Impairment MCI and a control group. CES Psicol [online]. 2014, vol.7, n.1, pp.35-47. ISSN 2011-3080.

Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) is characterized by a subjective complaint of memory loss, memory deficit by cognitive tests, normal general cognition, preserved daily life activities, lack of diagnostic criteria for dementia, The prevalence is 9.7% in people over 50 years, and there are few studies in our population. The objective of this study was to describe auditory verbal memory in a group of ten elderly people with MCI compared to a control group. The NEUROPSI attention and memory scale was used. Results indicate statistically significant changes (p ≤ 0.05) in audio verbal memory, the learning curve rate, spontaneous recovery, cued recall and recognition. The elderly people’s group with MCI shows difficulty in the phase of information processing that affects the storage and recall process, with increased intrusions.

Keywords : Mild Cognitive Impairment; Older Adults; Auditory Verbal Memory.

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