Limitations of a Short Demographic Questionnaire for Bedside Estimation of Patients' Global Cognitive Functioning in Epilepsy Patients.

摘要: Objectives: The German socio-demographic estimation scale was developed by Jahn et al. (2013) to quickly predict premorbid global cognitive functioning in patients. So far, it has been validated healthy adults and shown a good correlation with the full verbal IQ of Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale this group. However, there are no data regarding its use as bedside test epilepsy Methods: Forty native speaking adult patients refractory were included. They completed neuropsychological assessment, including nine short form version WAIS-III during their pre-surgical diagnostic stay our center. We calculated means, correlations rate concordance (range +/-5 +/-7.5 score points) between these two measures for whole group, sub-sample 19 level within one standard deviation mean (IQ range 85-115) who had formal education before onset. Results: demographic showed significant overestimation 8 points patient sample compared score. accuracy or +/- 7.5 each similar that controls reported sub-sample, but not sample. Conclusion: Our results show is sufficiently reliable an tool It can be used estimate subset normal have onset, does reliably general, often do fulfill criteria. therefore useful implemented general presurgical evaluation