The impact of constructional impairment on the WMS‐R visual reproduction subtests

摘要

AbstractThe present study investigated the impact of constructional impairment on performance on the WMS‐R Visual Reproduction subtests that measure memory for visual material. Thirteen subjects with constructional impairment had lower scores on the immediate and half‐hour delayed Visual Reproduction subtests, relative to a cognitively comparable group of subjects without constructional impairment. However, the two groups did not differ with respect to their performance on the WMS‐R Logical Memory subtests, which measure verbal memory. The implications of these modality specific findings among subjects with constructional impairment are discussed, and recommendations for clinicians who utilize the WMS‐R are p