Pereda Muñoz M, Ayuso Mateos J L
Unidad de Investigación en Psiquiatría Clínica y Social, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Universidad de Cantabria.
Actas Luso Esp Neurol Psiquiatr Cienc Afines. 1996 Nov-Dec;24(6):322-30.
Diabetes mellitus patients may develop changes in the brain that can lead to an impairment in cognitive performance. This paper reviews the results of research conducted with numerous neuropsychological assessment instruments. Cognitive impairment is particularly relevant among diabetic patients in the following domains, memory, attention, information processing, motor performance and executive functions. Several biomedical and psychosocial factors have been identified that increase the risk of developing cognitive impairment among this population duration and time of onset of the illness; the presence of several complications, such as peripheral neuropathy and recurrent severe hypoglycaemia; and premorbid intellectual functioning. The methodological difficulties involved in carrying out research in this field are discussed, as well as new research hypothesis.
糖尿病患者可能会出现大脑变化，进而导致认知能力受损。本文综述了使用多种神经心理学评估工具进行的研究结果。认知障碍在糖尿病患者的以下领域中尤为相关：记忆、注意力、信息处理、运动表现和执行功能。已确定了一些生物医学和社会心理因素，这些因素会增加该人群发生认知障碍的风险，包括疾病的持续时间和发病时间；多种并发症的存在，如周围神经病变和反复严重低血糖；以及病前智力功能。文中讨论了该领域研究中涉及的方法学困难以及新的研究假设。
