[Clinical utility of the 64-card version of the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test in patients with traumatic brain injury].

Aims: To analyze the validity of the single deck 64-card Wisconsin Card Sorting Test (WCST-64) compared to the standard version (WCST-128), and to study the sensibility of both versions to identify changes over time in patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI).

Patients And Methods: The WCST was administered twice across a 6-month period to a sample of 50 patients with TBI. Pearson correlation coefficients were calculated to examine bivariate associations between WCST-128 scores and the corresponding WCST-64 scores at inclusion and at follow-up.

[When do patients with traumatic brain injury lose verbal information? Implications for cognitive rehabilitation].

Aim: Longitudinal study of verbal learning and memory processes after traumatic brain injury (TBI).

Patients And Methods: Twenty-six patients who had sustained a moderate-severe TBI were assessed with a Spanish version of the California Verbal Learning Test at the time of admission and 6-months after inclusion in a multidisciplinary rehabilitation program that comprised rehabilitation strategies for memory impairments. Global memory indexes were determined, including retroactive interference, proactive interference and recall indexes controlled for level of verbal acquisition.