Prospective Memory Impairment and Executive Dysfunction in Prefrontal Lobe Damaged Patients : Is There a Causal Relationship?
Joint Authors
Carlesimo, Giovanni A.
di Paola, Margherita
Fadda, Lucia
Carlo, Caltagirone
Costa, Alberto
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-12, 12 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-03-09
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
12
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background.
The prospective memory (PM) construct is aimed at capturing cognitive operations involved in the successful accomplishment of delayed intentions.
It is generally agreed that PM impairment occurs in patients with prefrontal lobes damage.
Objective.
To evaluate if there is a causal role of a deficit of executive abilities (failures of planning, set-shifting, selective attention, or working memory) over the PM impairment.
Methods.
We report a detailed investigation of PM and executive abilities in two patients with posttraumatic damage to prefrontal lobes who complained from a reduced compliance with appointments and daily routines.
Results.
Laboratory tests confirmed a difficulty in fulfilling delayed intentions in response to the occurrence of critical events and elapsed time.
In one patient, PM impairment was associated with poor performance on tests investigating planning, working memory, and mental shifting.
The other patient performed in the normal range on all executive tests.
Conclusions.
Despite the frequent claim of a dependence of PM deficits from executive dysfunction, the reported cases demonstrate that this is not necessarily the case.
The results are discussed in the light of current hypotheses relating PM impairment to other deficits that commonly occur as a result of damage to the prefrontal lobes.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Carlesimo, Giovanni A.& di Paola, Margherita& Fadda, Lucia& Carlo, Caltagirone& Costa, Alberto. 2014. Prospective Memory Impairment and Executive Dysfunction in Prefrontal Lobe Damaged Patients : Is There a Causal Relationship?. Behavioural Neurology،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-12.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Carlesimo, Giovanni A.…[et al.]. Prospective Memory Impairment and Executive Dysfunction in Prefrontal Lobe Damaged Patients : Is There a Causal Relationship?. Behavioural Neurology No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-12.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-451331
American Medical Association (AMA)
Carlesimo, Giovanni A.& di Paola, Margherita& Fadda, Lucia& Carlo, Caltagirone& Costa, Alberto. Prospective Memory Impairment and Executive Dysfunction in Prefrontal Lobe Damaged Patients : Is There a Causal Relationship?. Behavioural Neurology. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-12.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-451331
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-451331