Abstract T P415: Assessment Of Cognitive Symptoms In Sub-acute Stroke With An iPad Test-battery

Introduction and hypothesis: Research into the time-course of cognitive symptoms in stroke as well as planning of rehabilitation is dependent on reliable and sensitive cognitive testing. Usually, it is not possible to have all patients seen by a neuropsychologist. Moreover, a battery for stroke patients poses special challenges as symptoms like aphasia, hemineglect and hemiplegia may exclude many patients from performing a number of traditionally employed test methods. Finally, the battery has to be performed in a short timespan because many patients are easily fatigued. Method: We developed a battery comprising tests for anosognosia, aphasia, neglect, depression, episodic memory, attention span, working memory, mental speed, manual motor speed, and executive function (response inhibition). We present data from sub-acute stroke patients and age-matched controls. Both groups were tested twice with a 3 month interval in order to: 1) assess the proportion of patients able to perform the different tests; 2) d...