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Does Gender have any Effect on the Neurophycological Damage in Cocaine Addicts? [P01-60]

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 April 2020

E. Ochoa Mangado
Affiliation:
Psiquiatría, Hospital Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain
A. Madoz-Gúrpide
Affiliation:
Psiquiatría, Centro Salud Mantal San Blas, Madrid, Spain
E. Salvador Vadillo
Affiliation:
Psiquiatría, Hospital Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain

Abstract

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Records:

Taking into account the differences on the basal cognitive performance, pattern of drug use, and the influence of menstrual cycle on cerebral blood flow and neuronal lost, it is expected to find differences on the neuropsychological damage resulting of chronic cocaine use according to the patient's gender.

Objetive:

To know about the influence of the gender factor on the neurophycological damage as a result of chronic use of cocaine.

Experiment and method:

Using a neurophicological assessment battrery (digit (WAIS-III), Trail Making, Card's, Zoo's (BADS), and Wisconsin Card test), we compare the performance between males (N= 19) and females (N= 5). This assessment is part of a wider observatory prospective study with a control group, to study neurophycology damage caused by the cronic consumption of cocaine (Proyect MSC-2005/465 (DGPNSD).

Results:

The mean age on our sample is 36.0 years (ds: 6.3); mean of schooling time was 8.4 years. 83.3% consume cocaine daily, but only 12.5% injected intravenously. The average of daily cocaine consumption is 1.5 gr (ds: 1.3). 87.5% use also other illegal substances.

No statistically significant differences were found between the two groups in any of the tests applied. The adjustment was made considering different patterns of drug use, schooling time and other variables. In the others analysis of the same tests in the group control neither did no find any different evidence in gender factor.

Conclusions:

Differences according to gender could not be found. On the statistical adjustment, pattern of cocaine use and previous cognitive function were considered.

Type
P01-60
Copyright
Copyright © European Psychiatric Association 2009
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