BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to characterize the cognitive performance of individuals with animal hoarding. METHODS This is a cross-sectional study, in which 33 individuals between the ages of 29 to 84 (M = 61.39; SD = 12.69) with animal hoarding have been assessed. The participants completed a neurocognitive battery including measures of general cognitive functioning, visual memory and organization, verbal fluency, and verbal reasoning. RESULTS Data suggest that individuals with animal hoarding have high rates of cognitive deficits related to visual memory and verbal reasoning. CONCLUSIONS Based on the performance tests used, we can suggest the existence of cognitive difficulties related especially to the executive functions of individuals with animal hoarding in this sample.

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具有动物ho积的个体的认知表现。

背景技术本研究的目的是表征动物animal积的个体的认知表现。方法这是一项横断面研究，其中33位年龄在29至84岁（M = 61.39； SD = 12.69）之间的动物被评估。参加者完成了一个神经认知电池，包括一般认知功能，视觉记忆和组织，口语流利度和口头推理的量度。结果数据表明，动物animal积的个体与视觉记忆和言语推理有关的认知缺陷发生率很高。结论基于所使用的性能测试，我们可以提出存在认知困难的问题，尤其是与该动物ho积个体的执行功能有关的认知困难。