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Sinclair54



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PostPosted: Sat Mar 16, 2013 8:59 am    Post subject: WAIS III Test Reply with quote

I recently had the above test, and received the results, I have researched this and realise the problem I have is due to a visuo-spatial deficit. The summary this contains states "A mild cognitive impairment implicating subcortical and anterior involvement".
The background to this is I suffered a serious head injury in 1964 which resulted in a 4 week coma. I now realise this caused a form of amnesia due to a lack of development of neural connections (neurobiological) resulting in a lack of awareness causing stress. In recent years I have overcome this, independently, reducing my level of anxiety in the process.
I also have had the opportunity of researching the type of injury I suffered and the implications. I realise the brain is extremely complex but fortunately my intelligence excluding social and emotional remained intact, and have been able to identify the areas involved. I have found difficulty in researching the part of the summary which highlights, "sub cortical and anterior involvement". The sub cortical bit I understand it's the anterior involvement which remains unclear. My most recent research would identify this as involving anterior nuclei in both the thalamus and hypothalamus, this would explain why I received a diagnosis of a learning and memory deficit in 2000. From a recent MRI scan I had I have also identified from the images, damage to the brain stem, although the radiologists report failed to identify this, and would explain the damage to the autonomic system involving the hypothalamus nuclei.
Is anyone out here in a position to confirm what anterior involvement means?
Thanks.
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