Cognitive rehabilitation of neuropsychological deficits and mild cognitive impairment: a review of the literature

Neuropsychological rehabilitation is related to the treatment or optimization of disabilities, handicaps and cognitive deficiencies including emotional, behavioral and personality alterations, aiming at the best cognitive, neurobiological and social re-adaptation. The main aim of this paper is to re...

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Published in:Dementia & neuropsychologia 2008-06, Vol.2 (2), p.139-145
Main Authors: Miotto, Eliane Correa, Serrao, Valéria Trunkl, Guerra, Gláucia Benutte, de Lúcia, Mara Cristina Souza, Scaff, Milberto
Format: Article
Language:English
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CLINICAL NEUROLOGY
cognitive training
GERIATRICS & GERONTOLOGY
HEALTH CARE SCIENCES & SERVICES
MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL
mild cognitive impairment
neuropsychological rehabilitation
NURSING
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PSYCHIATRY
PSYCHOLOGY
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Summary:Neuropsychological rehabilitation is related to the treatment or optimization of disabilities, handicaps and cognitive deficiencies including emotional, behavioral and personality alterations, aiming at the best cognitive, neurobiological and social re-adaptation. The main aim of this paper is to review scientific studies published over the last five years on cognitive training with rehabilitation, focusing on elderly subjects with cognitive complaints and patients diagnosed with MCI. Data were generated from and including publications from 2002 to 2007 using the search terms "Mild Cognitive Impairment", "Cognitive Complaints", "Rehabilitation" and "Intervention Studies". Data collection criteria were restricted to the quality of evidence Class I. Eight articles out of sixty eight previously selected were chosen because of their randomized studies, including techniques of cognitive rehabilitation in patients with cognitive complaints, MCI and neuropsychological training. The studies showing generalization of rehabilitation techniques to practical real life situations and use of an errorless learning approach were considered more effective in terms of maintaining treatment follow up, although further studies are recommended.
ISSN:1980-5764
1980-5764
DOI:10.1590/S1980-57642009DN20200011