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Evaluation of Cognitive Functions in Patients with Narcolepsy

기면병 환자의 인지기능 평가

  • Jin, You-Yang (Department of Neuropsychiatry, Chonnam National University Hospital) ;
  • Yoon, Jin-Sang (Department of Neuropsychiatry, Chonnam National University Medical School) ;
  • Chung, Eun-Kyung (Department of Medical Education, Chonnam National University Medical School)
  • 진유양 (전남대학교병원 정신건강의학과) ;
  • 윤진상 (전남대학교 의과대학 정신건강의학교실) ;
  • 정은경 (전남대학교 의과대학 의학교육학교실)
  • Received : 2012.11.19
  • Accepted : 2013.05.23
  • Published : 2013.06.30
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Abstract

Objective: This study aimed to evaluate attention, memory and executive function in patients with narcolepsy. Methods: This study included 23 narcoleptic patients whose diagnosis were confirmed by the International Classification of Sleep Disorders(ICSD) at Chonnam National University Hospital Sleep Disorders Clinic or an other hospital in Korea, from 2005 to 2008, as well as 23 normal controls. All participants were given an IQ test for Korean-Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale and several neuropsychological function tests (the d2 test for attention function, the Rey Complex Figure Test for nonverbal memory, the Korean-California Verbal Learning Test [K-CVLT] for verbal memory, and the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test for executive function). Clinical features of narcoleptic patients, including the frequency of excessive daytime sleepiness, cataplexy, sleep paralysis and hypnagogic hallucination, were investigated by a structured clinical interview administered by a neuropsychiatist. Excessive daytime sleepiness was evaluated by the Epworth sleepiness scale. Results: Characteristic symptoms of narcolepsy observed in this study included excessive daytime sleepiness (n=23, 100.0%), cataplexy (n=19, 82.6%), hypnagogic hallucination (n=5, 21.7%) and sleep paralysis (n=12, 52.2%). In nocturnal polysomnographic findings, stage 2 sleep and REM latency were found to be significantly decreased in narcoleptic patients compared with the control group, and were accompanied by significant increases in stage 1 sleep. Narcoleptic patients had lower scores than the control group on total number, Total Number-Total Error, Concentration Performance and Fluctuation Rate on the d2 test, which measures attention. Also, there were significant differences between the performance of patient and control groups on the B list of the K-CVLT, which measures verbal memory. Conclusion: Narcoleptic patients showed decreased attention and verbal memory performance compared to the control group; however, in many areas, narcoleptic patients still demonstrated normal cognitive function.

기면병 환자들은 과도한 주간 졸음증, 탈력발작, 수면마비, 입면시 환각 외에도 야간 수면의 장애를 가지고 있다는 것을 알 수 있었다. 주의, 기억 그리고 집행에 대한 인지기능을 평가한 결과 d2 의 경우 전체 수행을 한 총 넘버수, 지속적이 수행이 요구되는 과제인 정반응 수(TN-E), 집중력 지표(CP), 그리고 과제를 수행하는데 일관성과 안정성을 평가하는 변동률(FR)에서 기면병 환자군의 점수가 대조군에 비해 통계적으로 유의하게 낮았다. 이는 기면병 환자의 주의력에 결함을 시사한다. 또한, K-CVLT 검사의 B 목록의 경우 기면병 환자군에서 대조군에 비하여 저조한 수행을 보여 언어성 주의력에 저하를 시사한다. 무엇인가를 기억하기 위해서는 한 가지에 주의를 기울여야 하기 때문에 주의와 기억은 밀접하게 관련되어 있으므로 주의력은 기억이나 집행기능 등의 상위인지기능의 수행에도 영향을 줄 수 있다. 따라서 기면병 환자들에서 기존에 보고되었던 주의력 이외의 인지기능 저하는 실제로 주의력 저하에 의한 이차적인 현상으로도 생각해 볼 수 있다. 기면병은 개인의 삶의 질적인 측면뿐 아니라, 인지기능 저하로 인해 사고가 증가시킨다는 점은 공중보건학적으로도 중요한 문제임에도 불구하고[26], 기면병 환자의 주의, 기억, 그리고 집행에 대한 인지기능을 포괄적으로 평가하는 연구는 거의 이루어지지 않았다. 이 연구는 기면병 환자에서 주의, 기억 그리고 집행기능에 대한 포괄적인 신경심리검사를 통하여 인지기능을 평가하였고, 인지기능의 재활 및 개선을 위한 유용한 자료로서 의의가 있다.

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