Finding Things

Research

Cognitive Difficulties

There are a number of studies which show that some people with MS do have difficulty with remembering positions and places. The cognitive skill shown to be weak is called “spatial memory” (literally where things are in the space around you and in relation to each other). The studies rely on abstract tasks (e.g. counters on a grid). They may not be closely linked to real life experience.

Further Reading

Gontkovsky ST, Vickery CD, Beatty WW. Construct validity of the 7/24 spatial recall test. Appl Neuropsychol 2004; 11(2):75-84.

Medline Abstract

Rehabilitation

There are no cognitive rehabilitation studies in MS that specifically address finding things.

See also Rehabilitation, Research, General Information.