W. L. Bruscato1,
A. P. S. M. Braga1 ,
R. S. E Pinheiro2,
C. F. Coelho2,
F. B. Cabral2
1Psychology Services at Santa Casa de São Paulo; Brazil; 2Dept of Neurology at Santa Casa de São Paulo, Brazil

Objective: Chronic insomnia can decrease quality of life. This is motivated by attention and memory decrease. Studying these neuropsychological aspects we can better assist the insomniac patients. Through neuropsychological tests, to study the attention, memory, praxis, language e executive functions range of chronic insomniac patients.
Methods: 32 insomniac patients were studied at sleep disturbance sector of Santa Casa de São Paulo. The cognitive function was scored through ten neuropsychological tests.
Results: We noticed decrease of attention  in 26 (81,25%), short term memory in 10 (31,25%), long term memory in 19 (59,4%), disturbance in language in 2 (6,25%), constructive praxis in 10 (31,25%) and executive function in 6(18,25%). Only one patient (3%) was low intellectual indices.
Conclusions: For chronic insomnia, the main disturbance at neuropsychological tests was decrease of attention. Another disturbance was decrease of long term memory. The continued evaluation of this dysfunctions can be an auxiliary exam to increase the insomnia treatment.

Ver Perfis de Autores(as)
	Wilze Laura Bruscato