A disfunção cognitiva é definida como alterações dos processos mentais e sua detecção é feita com auxílio de testes neuropsicológicos. Pesquisas vem sendo realizadas na tentativa de estabelecer prováveis marcadores neurobioquímicos precoces para estimar morte neuronal. O presente estudo avaliou 24 cães distribuídos em dois grupos: GC grupo controle (até 8 anos) (n=10) e GI grupo idoso (acima de 8 anos) (n=14). Todos os animais foram submetidos ao tratamento periodontal sob anestesia geral e avaliados previamente quanto à presença de outras doenças sistêmicas. Para tal foram submetidos a teste neurológico completo, exame cardiológico e à colheita de sangue venoso periférico para realização de hemograma completo, perfil renal e hepático. Os animais foram avaliados quanto a cognição com auxílio de duas escalas neuropsicológicas (ARCAD e CCDR) e à avaliação dos valores séricos das proteínas marcadoras de danos neuronais (NSE e S100β), nos períodos pré e pós-operatórios. Constatou-se aumento significativo da proteína S100β no GI em relação ao GC (p=0,014) no momento pré-operatório, e também entre os momentos pós-extubação nos animais do GC (p=0,04). Por meio das escalas comportamentais empregadas, não foi possível detectar a disfunção cognitiva no pós-cirúrgico de cães idosos submetidos a procedimento cirúrgico-anestésico. Os valores obtidos da proteína S100β sugerem que os animais idosos possuem possível neuroinflamação pré-operatória, ocasionada por inflamação sistêmica ou mesmo central; entretanto não foi possível correlacionar com as escalas comportamentais empregadas / Cognitive dysfunction is defined as changes in mental processes and it detection is performed with the aid of neuropsychological tests. Recently research has been conducted in attempt to establish early neuro biochemicals markers to estimate neuronal death. This study evaluated 24 dogs that were distributed into two groups: CG - control group (up to 8 years old) (n = 10) and EG - elderly group (over 8 years) (n = 14). All animals underwent periodontal treatment under general anesthesia and were previously evaluated to detect the presence of systemic diseases. A complete neurological and cardiac examination were performed in all animals and also a peripheral venous blood samples were collected for blood count, kidney and liver profile. The animals were assessed for cognition by using two neuropsychological scales (ARCAD and CCDR) and the assessment of serum levels of protein markers of neuronal damage (NSE and S100β) pre and postoperatively. A significant increase in S100β protein in EG compared to the CG (p = 0.014) in the preoperative period was observerd and also between the post-extubation times in the animals of CG (p = 0.04). Through behavioral scales used it was not possible to detect cognitive dysfunction in the postoperative elderly dogs underwent surgical - anesthetic procedure. The values of S100β protein suggest that elderly animals may have preoperative neuroinflammation caused by systemic or central inflammation; however we could not correlate with the behavioral scales

A disfunção cognitiva é definida como alterações dos processos mentais e sua detecção é feita com auxílio de testes neuropsicológicos. Pesquisas vem sendo realizadas na tentativa de estabelecer prováveis marcadores neurobioquímicos precoces para estimar morte neuronal. O presente estudo avaliou 24 cães distribuídos em dois grupos: GC grupo controle (até 8 anos) (n=10) e GI grupo idoso (acima de 8 anos) (n=14). Todos os animais foram submetidos ao tratamento periodontal sob anestesia geral e avaliados previamente quanto à presença de outras doenças sistêmicas. Para tal foram submetidos a teste neurológico completo, exame cardiológico e à colheita de sangue venoso periférico para realização de hemograma completo, perfil renal e hepático. Os animais foram avaliados quanto a cognição com auxílio de duas escalas neuropsicológicas (ARCAD e CCDR) e à avaliação dos valores séricos das proteínas marcadoras de danos neuronais (NSE e S100β), nos períodos pré e pós-operatórios. Constatou-se aumento significativo da proteína S100β no GI em relação ao GC (p=0,014) no momento pré-operatório, e também entre os momentos pós-extubação nos animais do GC (p=0,04). Por meio das escalas comportamentais empregadas, não foi possível detectar a disfunção cognitiva no pós-cirúrgico de cães idosos submetidos a procedimento cirúrgico-anestésico. Os valores obtidos da proteína S100β sugerem que os animais idosos possuem possível neuroinflamação pré-operatória, ocasionada por inflamação sistêmica ou mesmo central; entretanto não foi possível correlacionar com as escalas comportamentais empregadas / Cognitive dysfunction is defined as changes in mental processes and it detection is performed with the aid of neuropsychological tests. Recently research has been conducted in attempt to establish early neuro biochemicals markers to estimate neuronal death. This study evaluated 24 dogs that were distributed into two groups: CG - control group (up to 8 years old) (n = 10) and EG - elderly group (over 8 years) (n = 14). All animals underwent periodontal treatment under general anesthesia and were previously evaluated to detect the presence of systemic diseases. A complete neurological and cardiac examination were performed in all animals and also a peripheral venous blood samples were collected for blood count, kidney and liver profile. The animals were assessed for cognition by using two neuropsychological scales (ARCAD and CCDR) and the assessment of serum levels of protein markers of neuronal damage (NSE and S100β) pre and postoperatively. A significant increase in S100β protein in EG compared to the CG (p = 0.014) in the preoperative period was observerd and also between the post-extubation times in the animals of CG (p = 0.04). Through behavioral scales used it was not possible to detect cognitive dysfunction in the postoperative elderly dogs underwent surgical - anesthetic procedure. The values of S100β protein suggest that elderly animals may have preoperative neuroinflammation caused by systemic or central inflammation; however we could not correlate with the behavioral scales

Cognitive deficit presents a significant problem affecting the life of schizophrenia patients. Despite the variability of the deficit, which influences almost all cognitive domains, the most profound seems to be deficit in memory and executive functioning with direct impact on daily functioning of patients with schizophrenia. As the pharmacologic interventions do not seem to bring satisfying results, the cognitive remediation seems to bet the most effective way of intervention of the deficit. Efficacy of cognitive remediation approach was repeatedly confirmed on the level of structural and functional changes of the brain. Nevertheless, often discussed are the issues of ecological validity of cognitive remediation and its controversial ability of transfer of acquired abilities and skills into the real life. In this work, we present development of a new method potentially applicable in the remediation of deficit of declarative memory in schizophrenia patients designed in ecologically valid environment of virtual supermarket. In the first two pilot studies, we tested the functionality of the task in the healthy volunteers and we compared their performance in the virtual task with the results in standard psychological memory tests. After considering the findings from the pilot studies, we verified the...

Objectif : L'évaluation de l'acuité visuelle (AV) chez la personne âgée atteinte de troubles cognitifs peut être limitée par le manque de collaboration ou les difficultés de communication du patient. Très peu d'études ont examiné l'AV chez les patients atteints de déficits sévères de la cognition. L’objectif de cette étude était d’évaluer l'AV chez la personne âgée vulnérable ayant des troubles cognitifs à l'aide d'échelles variées afin de vérifier leur capacité à répondre à ces échelles. Méthodes: Trois groupes de 30 sujets chacun ont été recrutés. Le premier groupe était constitué de sujets jeunes (Moy.±ET: 24.9±3.5ans) et le second, de sujets âgés (70.0±4.5ans), ne présentant aucun trouble de la cognition ou de la communication. Le troisième groupe, composé de sujets atteints de démence faible à sévère (85.6±6.9ans), a été recruté au sein des unités de soins de longue durée de l’Institut Universitaire de Gériatrie de Montréal. Le test du Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) a été réalisé pour chaque sujet afin de déterminer leur niveau cognitif. L’AV de chaque participant a été mesurée à l’aide de six échelles validées (Snellen, cartes de Teller, ETDRS-lettres,-chiffres,-Patty Pics,-E directionnel) et présentées selon un ordre aléatoire. Des tests non paramétriques ont été utilisés afin de comparer les scores d’AV entre les différentes échelles, après une correction de Bonferroni-Holm pour comparaisons multiples. Résultats: Le score moyen au MMSE chez les sujets atteints de démence était de 9.8±7.5, alors qu’il était de 17.8±3.7 et 5.2±4.6 respectivement, chez les sujets atteints de démence faible à modérée (MMSE supérieur ou égal à 13; n=11) et sévère (MMSE inférieur à 13; n=19). Tous les sujets des groupes 1 et 2 ont répondu à chacune des échelles. Une grande majorité de sujets avec démence ont répondu à toutes les échelles (n=19) alors qu’un seul sujet n’a répondu à aucune échelle d’AV. Au sein du groupe 3, les échelles d’AV fournissant les scores les plus faibles ont été les cartes de Teller (20/65) et les Patty Pics (20/62), quelque soit le niveau cognitif du sujet, alors que les meilleurs scores d’AV ont été obtenus avec les échelles de Snellen (20/35) et les lettres ETDRS (20/36). Une grande proportion de sujets avec démence sévère ont répondu aux cartes de Teller (n=18) mais le score d’AV obtenu était le plus faible (20/73). Au sein des trois groupes, l’échelle de lettres-ETDRS était la seule dont les scores d’AV ne différaient pas de ceux obtenus avec l’échelle de Snellen traditionnelle. Conclusions: L’acuité visuelle peut être mesurée chez la personne âgée atteinte de troubles cognitifs ou de la communication. Nos résultats indiquent que les échelles les plus universelles, utilisant des lettres comme optotypes, peuvent être utilisées avec de bons résultats chez les personnes âgées atteintes de démence sévère. Nos résultats suggèrent de plus que la mesure d’acuité visuelle doit être tentée chez toutes les personnes, peu importe leur niveau cognitif. / Purpose: The evaluation of visual acuity (VA) in cognitively impaired older individuals may be limited by a reduced ability to cooperate or communicate. To date, no study has been performed to guide the clinician as to which VA chart to use in older individuals with moderate to severe dementia. This is important knowing that dementia affects more than 30% of seniors above 85 yrs of age, many of whom will be affected by the most severe stages of the disease. The objective of this research was to assess VA in older institutionalized individuals with moderate to severe dementia, using various acuity charts, and to verify their ability to respond to each of these charts. Methods: Three groups of 30 subjects each were recruited. The first group consisted of young subjects (Avg ± SD: 24.9 ± 3.5 yrs) and the second one, older subjects (70.0 ± 4.5 yrs) with no history of cognitive or communication disorders. The third group (85.6 ± 6.9 yrs) included subjects with mild to severe dementia residing in long-term care units. The Mini Mental-State Examination (MMSE) was performed for each institutionalized subject to verify their cognitive level. The VA of each participant was measured using six validated VA charts (Snellen, Teller cards, ETDRS-letters, -numbers, -Patty Pics, -Tumbling E's) presented in random order. Non parametric tests were used to compare VA scores obtained between the various charts, after Bonferroni-Holm corrections for multiple comparisons Results: The average MMSE scores of subjects with dementia was 9.8 ± 7.5, while it was 17.8 ± 3.7 and 5.2 ± 4.6, for those with mild to moderate (MMSE ≥ 13; n=11) and severe (MMSE < 13; n= 19) dementia. All subjects in groups 1 and 2 responded to each of the charts. A large proportion of subjects with dementia responded to all charts (n= 19) while only one did not respond to any chart. In group 3, VA charts with the lowest scores were the Teller cards (20/65) and Patty Pics (20/62), regardless of the level of dementia, while the best VA scores were obtained with the Snellen (20/35) and ETDRS-letter (20/36) charts. More subjects with severe dementia responded to the Teller cards (n= 18) but the VA obtained was the lowest (20/73). Across all groups, the ETDRS-letter chart was the only one whose scores did not differ from those obtained with the standard Snellen chart. Time to read the letter charts was faster than for the other optotypes. Conclusions: Visual acuity can be measured, and should at least be attempted, in older cognitively impaired individuals having a reduced ability to communicate. Our results indicate that the most universal scales, using letters as optotypes, can be used with good results in people with more severe dementia. Testing requires, however, more time and encouragement in individuals with more severe cognitive deficits in order to obtain and maintain their collaboration.

Title: Functional consequences of perinatal hypoxia-ischemia in rat Objectives: The aim of this diploma thesis is to design a set of behavioral tests which provide an effective assessment of motor and cognitive-behavioural deficits in adults rats after experimental hypoxic-ischemic insult during the perinatal period (P7). Supposed benefit is to establish a model of motor and cognitive-behavioural abilities of individuals after this procedure. Methods: The present thesis has a theoretical-empirical character. The practical part describes how the experiment was performed. 32 long Evans Rats were randomly devided into two groups: experimental group (HIE) and control group (Ctrl). The method to produce hypoxic-ischemic brain damage in the 7 day-old rats consisted of right common carotid ligation followed by systemic hypoxia by the inhalation of 8% oxygen and 92% nitrogen. The adult animals (55-75 days old) were tested by the following list of behavioral tests: Bar holding test, Rotarod test, Ladder rung walking test, Reaching test, Open field test and Morris water maze test. Sigma Plot and Microsoft Excel 2010 were the programs used for statistical analysis. Results: Results of Open field test, Ladder rung walking test and Morris water maze test confirmed that hypoxic-ischemic insult affects the...

Made available in DSpace on 2016-03-22T17:27:28Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 stefania teixira.pdf: 1306756 bytes, checksum: 58a6655f06083a2f39d1590a4c8945cc (MD5) Previous issue date: 2013-12-10 / Objective: The aim of this study is to correlate the cognitive impairment with a severity symptoms in young adults with mood disorder, as well, to analyze the difference between the groups with diagnostic and healthy controls population- based. Methods: Cross-sectional study with young adults of 21 to 30 years old who participated from a population-base sample. The impairment cognitive were assessed using Wechsler Scale of Intelligence (WAIS-III). Depressive symptoms were assessed using the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-II), while the manic symptoms were assessed using the Young Mania Rating Scale (YMRS). Results: The total sample consisted of 83 participants which were distributed in: 13 with bipolar disorder, 34 with depressive symptoms and 36 healthy controls. The cognitive performance was not associated with severity of mood symptoms. In this sample of young adults, it was also found cognitive impairment between subjects with bipolar disorder and major depression when compared the controls. Conclusion: The results suggest that the young adults with bipolar disorder or depression don t come up with cognitive impairment when measured at WAIS III / Objetivo: Correlacionar o desempenho cognitivo com a severidade de sintomas maníacos e depressivos em adultos jovens com transtornos de humor, bem como, verificar a diferença entre os grupos com diagnóstico e controles populacionais. Método: Estudo transversal aninhado a um estudo de base populacional com jovens de 21 a 30 anos. Para avaliação do desempenho cognitivo foi utilizado a Escala Wechsler de Inteligência para Adultos (WAIS-III). Os sintomas depressivos foram avaliados através da Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-II), enquanto os sintomas maníacos por meio da Young Mania Rating Scale (YMRS). Resultados: A amostra total contou com 83 participantes, os quais estavam distribuídos em: 13 com transtorno bipolar, 34 com sintomas depressivos e 36 controles saudáveis. O desempenho cognitivo não foi associado à severidade dos sintomas de humor. Nesta amostra de adultos jovens, também não foi encontrado prejuízo cognitivo entre os indivíduos com diagnóstico de transtorno bipolar e depressão quando comparados aos controles. Conclusão: Os achados sugerem que adultos jovens com transtorno bipolar ou depressão não apresentam comprometimento cognitivo quando mensurado pelo WAIS III

Objectif : L'évaluation de l'acuité visuelle (AV) chez la personne âgée atteinte de troubles cognitifs peut être limitée par le manque de collaboration ou les difficultés de communication du patient. Très peu d'études ont examiné l'AV chez les patients atteints de déficits sévères de la cognition. L’objectif de cette étude était d’évaluer l'AV chez la personne âgée vulnérable ayant des troubles cognitifs à l'aide d'échelles variées afin de vérifier leur capacité à répondre à ces échelles. Méthodes: Trois groupes de 30 sujets chacun ont été recrutés. Le premier groupe était constitué de sujets jeunes (Moy.±ET: 24.9±3.5ans) et le second, de sujets âgés (70.0±4.5ans), ne présentant aucun trouble de la cognition ou de la communication. Le troisième groupe, composé de sujets atteints de démence faible à sévère (85.6±6.9ans), a été recruté au sein des unités de soins de longue durée de l’Institut Universitaire de Gériatrie de Montréal. Le test du Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) a été réalisé pour chaque sujet afin de déterminer leur niveau cognitif. L’AV de chaque participant a été mesurée à l’aide de six échelles validées (Snellen, cartes de Teller, ETDRS-lettres,-chiffres,-Patty Pics,-E directionnel) et présentées selon un ordre aléatoire. Des tests non paramétriques ont été utilisés afin de comparer les scores d’AV entre les différentes échelles, après une correction de Bonferroni-Holm pour comparaisons multiples. Résultats: Le score moyen au MMSE chez les sujets atteints de démence était de 9.8±7.5, alors qu’il était de 17.8±3.7 et 5.2±4.6 respectivement, chez les sujets atteints de démence faible à modérée (MMSE supérieur ou égal à 13; n=11) et sévère (MMSE inférieur à 13; n=19). Tous les sujets des groupes 1 et 2 ont répondu à chacune des échelles. Une grande majorité de sujets avec démence ont répondu à toutes les échelles (n=19) alors qu’un seul sujet n’a répondu à aucune échelle d’AV. Au sein du groupe 3, les échelles d’AV fournissant les scores les plus faibles ont été les cartes de Teller (20/65) et les Patty Pics (20/62), quelque soit le niveau cognitif du sujet, alors que les meilleurs scores d’AV ont été obtenus avec les échelles de Snellen (20/35) et les lettres ETDRS (20/36). Une grande proportion de sujets avec démence sévère ont répondu aux cartes de Teller (n=18) mais le score d’AV obtenu était le plus faible (20/73). Au sein des trois groupes, l’échelle de lettres-ETDRS était la seule dont les scores d’AV ne différaient pas de ceux obtenus avec l’échelle de Snellen traditionnelle. Conclusions: L’acuité visuelle peut être mesurée chez la personne âgée atteinte de troubles cognitifs ou de la communication. Nos résultats indiquent que les échelles les plus universelles, utilisant des lettres comme optotypes, peuvent être utilisées avec de bons résultats chez les personnes âgées atteintes de démence sévère. Nos résultats suggèrent de plus que la mesure d’acuité visuelle doit être tentée chez toutes les personnes, peu importe leur niveau cognitif. / Purpose: The evaluation of visual acuity (VA) in cognitively impaired older individuals may be limited by a reduced ability to cooperate or communicate. To date, no study has been performed to guide the clinician as to which VA chart to use in older individuals with moderate to severe dementia. This is important knowing that dementia affects more than 30% of seniors above 85 yrs of age, many of whom will be affected by the most severe stages of the disease. The objective of this research was to assess VA in older institutionalized individuals with moderate to severe dementia, using various acuity charts, and to verify their ability to respond to each of these charts. Methods: Three groups of 30 subjects each were recruited. The first group consisted of young subjects (Avg ± SD: 24.9 ± 3.5 yrs) and the second one, older subjects (70.0 ± 4.5 yrs) with no history of cognitive or communication disorders. The third group (85.6 ± 6.9 yrs) included subjects with mild to severe dementia residing in long-term care units. The Mini Mental-State Examination (MMSE) was performed for each institutionalized subject to verify their cognitive level. The VA of each participant was measured using six validated VA charts (Snellen, Teller cards, ETDRS-letters, -numbers, -Patty Pics, -Tumbling E's) presented in random order. Non parametric tests were used to compare VA scores obtained between the various charts, after Bonferroni-Holm corrections for multiple comparisons Results: The average MMSE scores of subjects with dementia was 9.8 ± 7.5, while it was 17.8 ± 3.7 and 5.2 ± 4.6, for those with mild to moderate (MMSE ≥ 13; n=11) and severe (MMSE < 13; n= 19) dementia. All subjects in groups 1 and 2 responded to each of the charts. A large proportion of subjects with dementia responded to all charts (n= 19) while only one did not respond to any chart. In group 3, VA charts with the lowest scores were the Teller cards (20/65) and Patty Pics (20/62), regardless of the level of dementia, while the best VA scores were obtained with the Snellen (20/35) and ETDRS-letter (20/36) charts. More subjects with severe dementia responded to the Teller cards (n= 18) but the VA obtained was the lowest (20/73). Across all groups, the ETDRS-letter chart was the only one whose scores did not differ from those obtained with the standard Snellen chart. Time to read the letter charts was faster than for the other optotypes. Conclusions: Visual acuity can be measured, and should at least be attempted, in older cognitively impaired individuals having a reduced ability to communicate. Our results indicate that the most universal scales, using letters as optotypes, can be used with good results in people with more severe dementia. Testing requires, however, more time and encouragement in individuals with more severe cognitive deficits in order to obtain and maintain their collaboration.

The thesis deals with the contemporary topic of cognitive deficit present by schizophrenic people. It introduces the subjective point of view of the patients in more detail, which means the experience of deficits in the cognitive area. The text itself consists, as usual, of the theoretical and the research section. The theoretical section deals with the specifics of cognitive functions and their deficits present by schizophrenic patients. It focuses more closely on the subjective point of view of an individual, the impairment-related experience which follows from the impaired cognitive functions. The thesis pursues also the impact of cognitive impairment on an individual's life. A part of the theoretical section is also dedicated to the tools designated to measure cognitive functions. The major subpart is dedicated to self-evaluating tool entitled Frankfurt Complaint Questionnaire (FCQ), concerning primarily its origin, description and psychometric properties. The research section is based on the usage of the Czech translation of the FCQ in practice. Based on an observation of a sample of 53 individuals diagnosed with F20.0 and 53 healthy people, the psychometric qualities of the FCQ (discriminant validity, Cronbach's alpha, test-retest reliability) were examined. In case of patients diagnosed with...

Performance of cognitive abilities, like attention, memory, language and speech, planning, decision making or logical thinking, is the basic assumption for quality of life. There are many ways how to keep and improve them. This thesis deals with connection of information technologies and cognitive sciences with focus on memory support. At the beginning there is introduced an aim of thesis in detail, in the next chapter there are described memory systems and other cognitive functions. Third chapter is focused on short introduction of brain structures, neurotransmitters affecting memory activities and imaging methods that serve for observing memory activities. In the forth chapter there are described the most common memory deficits. In the fifth part there is description of several computer programs currently used for cognitive functions support. Within the scope of practical part there was tested one software from fifth chapter with focus on memory abilities of researched sample. The results of conducted experiment are described in detail at the very end of this thesis.

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / By definition Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a common involvement in all societies and covers the entire set of processes that alone or in combination can damage the brain. In children and adolescents TBI is an interruption in their normal development, with estimates ranging from 200 to 500 cases per 100,000 per year. Most cases are characterized as mild, with few long-term consequences, however, a significant portion of young people suffer more serious injuries. Furthermore, Juvenile TBI is the major cause of death and disability in children and adolescents. An important factor is that the sports and youth have always been closely related. In this sense, it called attention traumas, especially for young people during practice of contact sports such as martial arts, football, ice hockey, baseball. Because of the wide variety of conditions associated with TBI, there is considerable interest in the development and subsequent application of biochemical markers that relate the severity of brain damage with the development of neurological problems such as memory and learning deficits. In this context, this study aimed, at first, to see if the young animals subjected to TBI had cognitive impairment fifteen days after the injury and whether creatine supplementation has protective effect by changing the activity of CK enzyme, modulating the expression of AMPK protein, CREB, p-CREB and BDNF involved in cognitive impairment and histological damage generated by TBI To this end the present study used young male Wistar rats at 35 days of life subjected to TBI or subjected to all processes except TBI were divided into four groups which were randomized to receive the Cr supplementation (300 mg / kg po) was suspended in 0.5% CMC or vehicle (CMC) twice daily for a period of 14 days. it was shown that animals on submitted to TBI showed a reduction in cognitive functions evaluated by 15 days object recognition task after TBI. The animals that received creatine supplementation did not have their compromised functions. Our biochemical data revealed that the activity of the enzyme creatine kinase was increased fifteen days after trauma, in the same period the TBI did not alter the expression of AMPK however creatine supplementation increased its expression, suggesting a connection between CK and AMPK after TBI, since the creatine supplementation was effective in raising the activity of CK while increased expression of AMPK also caused a significant increase in the ratio of CREB and p-CREB in animals that were supplemented. We also note the participation of BDNF, whose expression this increases the animals submitted to the TBI and were supplemented with creatine, protection evidenced by creatine in lesion volume induced by the TBI. / Por definição o Traumatismo Cranioencefálico (TCE) é um acometimento comum em todas as sociedades e abrange todo o conjunto de processos que sozinhos ou em combinação podem danificar o encéfalo. Em crianças e adolescentes o TCE representa uma interrupção em seu desenvolvimento normal, com estimativas que variam de 200 a 500 casos para cada 100.000 ao ano. A maioria dos casos é caracterizada como leve, com poucas consequências a longo prazo, entretanto, uma porção significativa de jovens sofrerá ferimentos mais graves. Além disso, o TCE juvenil é a principal causa de morte e incapacidade em crianças e adolescente. Neste sentido, chama-se a atenção traumas sofridos, principalmente por jovens durante pratica de esportes de contato como as artes marciais, o futebol americano, hóquei no gelo, baseball. Devido a grande variedade de condições associadas ao TCE, há um considerável interesse no desenvolvimento e posterior aplicação de marcadores bioquímicos que relacionem a gravidade do dano cerebral com o desenvolvimento de problemas neurológicos, como déficits de memória e aprendizado. Neste contexto, o presente trabalho teve como objetivo, verificar se o se os animais jovens submetidos ao TCE apresentavam déficit cognitivo quinze dias após a lesão e se a suplementação com creatina possui efeito protetor, alterando a atividade da enzima CK, modulando a expressão das proteínas AMPK, CREB, p-CREB e BDNF envolvidas no déficit cognitivo e no dano histológico gerado pelo TCE. Para tal o presente estudo utilizou ratos Wistar jovens machos aos 35 dia de vida submetidos ao TCE ou submetido a todos os processos exceto o TCE, foram divididos em quatro grupos onde foram aleatoriamente separados, para receber a suplementação com Cr (300 mg / kg, p.o), suspensa em CMC a 0,5% ou veículo (CMC) duas vezes ao dia por um período de 14 dias. Foi evidenciado que os animais submetidos ao TCE apresentaram uma redução nas funções cognitivas avaliadas pela tarefa de reconhecimento de objeto 15 dias após o TCE. Já os animais que receberam a suplementação com creatina não tiveram suas funções comprometidas. Nossos dados bioquímicos revelaram que a atividade da enzima creatina quinase estava aumentada quinze dias pós-trauma, no mesmo período o TCE não alterou a expressão de AMPK porem a suplementação com creatina aumentou sua expressão, sugerindo uma conexão entre CK e AMPK após o TCE, uma vez que a suplementação com creatina foi efetiva em elevar a atividade da CK ao mesmo tempo que elevou a expressão de AMPK, também causou um aumento significativo na razão entre CREB e p-CREB nos animais que foram suplementados. Observamos também a participação do BDNF, cuja expressão esta aumenta nos animais que foram submetidos ao TCE e foram suplementados com creatina, na proteção evidenciada pela creatina no volume da lesão induzida pelo TCE.