[Correction post-traumatic cognitive impairment in patients with concomitant aphasia]. / Korretsiya posttravmaticheskikh kognitivnykh narushenii u patsientov s soputstvuyushchei afaziei.

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effectiveness of computer stimulating programs in rehabilitation of post-traumatic cognitive impairments in patients with concomitant aphasia. MATERIAL AND METHODS: The study included 32 young and middle-aged patients with moderate and severe cognitive impairment with concomitant and mild aphasia that occurred after traumatic brain injury. RESULTS: The advantageous restoration of cognitive functions in patients with concomitant aphasia was observed when computer stimulating programs of both types were used, while the improvement of verbal-mediated functions (auditory speech memory and speech activity) was observed when the author's method VerbalCOG was utilized. CONCLUSION: The methods of computerized cognitive training have proven their effectiveness in the recovery from post-traumatic cognitive impairment in patients with concomitant aphasia in comparison with the control group that received medications only. At the same time, the author's program VerbalCOG showed the best results in restoration of verbal-mediated functions in comparison with other presented methods of treatment.

[A comparative clinical study of the efficacy of computer cognitive training in patients with post-stroke cognitive impairments]. / Éffektivnost' komp'iuternogo kognitivnogo treninga u patsientov s postinsul'tnymi kognitivnymi narusheniiami.

AIM: To assess the effectiveness of neuropsychological computer programs in comparison with entertainment computer games. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Patients (n=68), aged 40-65 years, were randomized into three groups: an intervention group (neuropsychological computer programs), an active control group (entertaining computer games), a passive control group (conventional treatment). RESULTS: An analysis of the coefficient of effectiveness showed significant improvements in the intervention group comparing with the passive control group (MoCA, MMSE, Schulte test) and the active control group (MoCA). CONCLUSION: Neuropsychological computer programs confirmed their effectiveness for recovery of post stroke cognitive impairments comparing with conventional treatment and entertainment computer games as well.