Abstract
The authors examined the verbal memory and visual memory of 19 patients with methamphetamine dependence and 18 normal controls to assess the memory impairment due to the use of methamphetamine. There was no significant difference in the verbal memory, but a significant difference was detected in the visual memory. The results that the methamphetamine selectively impairs visual memory seem to be because visual memory tasks are more sensitive to the damage of the executive function.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1-9 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | International Journal of Neuroscience |
| Volume | 117 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1 Jan 2007 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:The authors examined the verbal memory and visual memory of 19 patients with methamphetamine dependence and 18 normal controls to assess the memory impairment due to the use of methamphetamine. There was no significant difference in the verbal memory, but a significant difference was detected in the visual memory. The results that the methamphetamine selectively impairs visual Received 20 September 2005. This study was supported by a grant of the Korea Health 21 R&D Project Ministry of Health & Welfare, Republic of Korea (A040042). Address correspondence to Daijin Kim, Holy Family Hospital, Psychiatry Department, Catholic University, So-sa dong 2, Kyounggi-do Bucheon City, South Korea. E-mail: [email protected]
Keywords
- Executive function
- Methamphetamine
- Verbal memory
- Visual memory