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A Neurobehavioral Performance Assessment in Lacunar Infarction Case-control Study  

Kim, Ham-Gyum (Department of Radiology, An-San University)
Park, Sue-Kyung (Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, Konkuk University)
Lee, Kun-Sei (Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, Konkuk University)
Kim, Hyeoug-Su (Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, Konkuk University)
Kim, Wha-Sun (Department of Radiology, Hanyang University Hospital)
Chang, Soung-Hoon (Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, Konkuk University)
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Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health / v.36, no.3, 2003 , pp. 255-262 More about this Journal
Abstract
Objectives : We carried out tests for neurobehavior by using WHO-NCTB (neurobehavioral core test battery) and Perdue pegboard score test to identify differences between lacunar infarction cases and controls. Methods : Among the subjects who underwent MRI between February 2001 and March 2002 in a university hospital located in Seoul and who were diagnosed only as lacunar infarction without any intracranial disease, 46 patients were selected as cases (male: 21, female: 25). Controls were selected who had no cerebrovascular disease on MRI by matching age (5 years), gender, and education (2 years) in a ratio of 1:1 , Among WHO-NCTB, the following 5 tests and Perdue pegboard score test were used to categorize the study subjects: digit and symbol matching, simple reaction time, Benton visual retention, digit span, and Pursuit aiming test, Results : Among the above 6 tests of neurobehavior, lacunar infarction cases showed lower score than controls except for the simple reaction time test. As the controlling variables of multivariate analysis in the stepwise regression analysis, the followings were selected due to their significant association: age, education, BMI, gender, drinking, exercise, add systolic blood pressure. From multivariate regression analysis, there was significant difference (p<0.05) between lacunar infarction cases and controls in digit and symbol matching, Benton visual retention, digit span, pursuit aiming, and Perdue pegboard score test, but not in the score of simple reaction time test. Conclusions : We suggest that the above 5 tests for neurobehavior, with the exception of the simple reaction time test, might be used as the basis for recommendation of further treatment and other neurological tests by the earlier defection for neurological abnormality in lacunar infarction.
Keywords
Lacunar infarction; Tests for neurobehavior; Case-control study;
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