Cognitive Retardation in a Patient with Preservation of Psychomotor Speed

Cognitive Retardation in a Patient with Preservation of Psychomotor Speed

We describe a patient (R.S.) who after a bout of probable TB exhibited an unusual pattern of response retardation, although given time he was able to score at a satisfactory level. He was strikingly slow to initiate speaking and to carry out higher level cognitive tasks, at a time when he could comp...

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Main Authors: J. R. Willison, E. K. Warrington
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 1992-01-01
Series:Behavioural Neurology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/BEN-1992-5207
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spelling doaj-1db72988194942f48b03d4fa992040732021-07-02T09:24:21ZengHindawi LimitedBehavioural Neurology0953-41801875-85841992-01-015211311610.3233/BEN-1992-5207Cognitive Retardation in a Patient with Preservation of Psychomotor SpeedJ. R. Willison0E. K. Warrington1National Hospital, Queen Square, London WC1N 3BG, UKNational Hospital, Queen Square, London WC1N 3BG, UKWe describe a patient (R.S.) who after a bout of probable TB exhibited an unusual pattern of response retardation, although given time he was able to score at a satisfactory level. He was strikingly slow to initiate speaking and to carry out higher level cognitive tasks, at a time when he could complete a variety of psychomotor activities at normal speed. He showed many similarities with patients previously described as having subcortical dementia. The selective preservation of psychomotor responding in the context of his gross bradyphrenia, however, was unexpected.http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/BEN-1992-5207
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Cognitive Retardation in a Patient with Preservation of Psychomotor Speed
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title Cognitive Retardation in a Patient with Preservation of Psychomotor Speed
title_short Cognitive Retardation in a Patient with Preservation of Psychomotor Speed
title_full Cognitive Retardation in a Patient with Preservation of Psychomotor Speed
title_fullStr Cognitive Retardation in a Patient with Preservation of Psychomotor Speed
title_full_unstemmed Cognitive Retardation in a Patient with Preservation of Psychomotor Speed
title_sort cognitive retardation in a patient with preservation of psychomotor speed
publisher Hindawi Limited
series Behavioural Neurology
issn 0953-4180
1875-8584
publishDate 1992-01-01
description We describe a patient (R.S.) who after a bout of probable TB exhibited an unusual pattern of response retardation, although given time he was able to score at a satisfactory level. He was strikingly slow to initiate speaking and to carry out higher level cognitive tasks, at a time when he could complete a variety of psychomotor activities at normal speed. He showed many similarities with patients previously described as having subcortical dementia. The selective preservation of psychomotor responding in the context of his gross bradyphrenia, however, was unexpected.
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