Evaluation of executive functions by NEUROPSI in patients who attend “AA” for drug and alcohol use

Abstract

Executive functions are the set of skills of human beings that allow planning, organizing, regulating and exercising a correct behavior or decision making according to the environment in which he/she lives. Objective: To evaluate neurocognitive and executive functions using the NEUROPSI neuropsychological battery in patients attending the "AA" Rehabilitation Center in the State of Durango. Methodology: exploratory, non-experimental, observational research based on the NEUROPSI brief neuropsychological assessment instrument in Spanish. Contribution: in a sample of 20 participants the following results were obtained: 60% of the population studied presented alterations in neurocognitive functions, 15% presented mild alteration, 25% moderate alteration and the other 20% severe alteration. Regarding executive functions, there is a correlation with marijuana consumption, which directly affects the ability of motor functions in terms of following instructions, sequence, execution and visuospatial coordination, with a p-value of 0.05.