关键词: 脑血管意外, 认知障碍, 评定, LOTCA

Abstract: The purpose of this study was to provide standards for healthy people performance on a Chinese version of the LOTCA.Fifty four the healthy and twenty five CVA patients participated in this study.The study was conducted in three phases.In phase one,the healthy subjects were assessed with the original version of the LOTCA.In phase two,the subjects who had made mistake in recognition of a typewriter for English in the sub test one,the healthy subjects were assessed with the original version of the LOTCA.In phase two,the subjects who had made mistake in recognition of a typewriter for English in the sub test of Categorization or had not known it at all were reassessed by the revised sub test of Categorization.In phase three,the LOTCA was administered to CVA patients.The results show significant differences between the healthy people and CVA patients.The score on the sub test of Categorization of the original version of LOTCA was much less than perfect,however the results of revised Categorization test was consistent with that from Katz et al.The results also show that years of education were related to perceptual cognitive performance.The LOTCA is a feasible and valuable tool,and is recommended for these individuals who has problems with cognition and perception.

Key words: cerebrovascular accident, cognitive deficit, assessment, LOTCA