In:
European Neurology, S. Karger AG, Vol. 74, No. 5-6 ( 2015), p. 288-295
Abstract:
〈 b 〉 〈 i 〉 Background: 〈 /i 〉 〈 /b 〉 Social cognition is widely studied in neurology. At present, such evaluations are designed for research or for specific diseases and simple general clinical tools are lacking. We propose a clinical evaluation tool for social cognition, the Geneva Social Cognition Scale (GeSoCS). 〈 b 〉 〈 i 〉 Methods: 〈 /i 〉 〈 /b 〉 The GeSoCS is a 100-point scale composed of 6 subtests (theory of mind stories, recognition of social emotions, false beliefs, inferences, absurdity judgement and planning abilities) chosen from different validated tests of social and cognitive evaluation. Eighty-four patients with neurological disorders and 52 controls participated in the study. Evaluation duration lasted 20-60 min. 〈 b 〉 〈 i 〉 Results: 〈 /i 〉 〈 /b 〉 Mean scores were 92.6 ± 4.5 for controls and 76.5 ± 15.3 for patients and differentiate patients and controls in all subtests. With a cut-off score of 84, the scale had a sensitivity of 62% and a specificity of 94%. In our stroke subgroup, right CVAs failed in cartoons, inferences, ‘mind in the eyes', and in the temporal rule task while left CVAs were impaired in verbal/discourse tasks (social cognition, inferences, absurd stories, and cartoons. 〈 b 〉 〈 i 〉 Conclusions: 〈 /i 〉 〈 /b 〉 The GeSoCS is a medium duration assessment tool that appears to detect and characterize significant social impairment in neurological patients.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0014-3022
,
1421-9913
Language:
English
Publisher:
S. Karger AG
Publication Date:
2015
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1482237-4
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