Relationship between delayed recall in rey-osterrieth complex figure and executive functioning

Abstract

Rey-Osterrieth Complex Figure (ROCF) is a neuropsychological assessment for the evaluation of visuospatial constructional ability and visual memory. Recent studies emphasize the involvement of executive functions in this test. Purpose. To examinate the relationship between delayed recall of Rey-Osterrieth test with measures of executive and visual mnemomic functioning. Sensitivity of ROCF to detect executive deficits. Methodology. Retrospective study of neuropsychological assessments made on 70 patients with different pathology. Results. Statistical significance between ROCF-Delayed Recall and Matrix Reasoning (r=.50; p