Neuropsychological assessment encompasses clinical and psychometric testing procedures that objectively measure the effects of cerebral damage on cognition, social, emotional and behavior functioning.
In the last decade, researchers have become increasingly interested in the relationship between critical illness and social-emotional-cognitive outcomes. For example, in one cohort study, 80% of survivors of acute respiratory distress syndrome, had impaired memory, attention, or decreased processing speed a year after hospital discharge (18), and in another report, nearly 25% had mild cognitive impairment even 6 yrs after their intensive care unit (ICU) stay (19). However, there are no prospective reports describing neuropsychological impairment
In the last decade, researchers have become increasingly interested in the relationship between critical illness and social-emotional-cognitive outcomes. For example, in one cohort study, 80% of survivors of acute respiratory distress syndrome, had impaired memory, attention, or decreased processing speed a year after hospital discharge (18), and in another report, nearly 25% had mild cognitive impairment even 6 yrs after their intensive care unit (ICU) stay (19). However, there are no prospective reports describing neuropsychological impairment