摘要OBJECTIVE:To investigate neuropsychological features of post-stroke cognitive impairment with no dementia (PSCIND) patients with different Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) syndromes.METHODS:We recruited 50 patients with PSCIND between April 2012 and March 2013.Patients were divided into different groups according to TCM classifications.Patients were assessed using neuropsychological tests,including cognitive screening (mini-mental state examination),memory testing (auditory verbal learning test),executive/attention [shape trails test,stroop color-word test (SCWT),reading the mind in the eyes test,the digit ordering test-A (DOT-A),and symbol digit modalities test],language (action naming test,Boston naming test,famous face test,similarity test,and verbal fluency test),and visuospatial functioning [complex figure test (CFT)].RESULTS:We found no significant differences between patients with and without a diagnosis of turbid phlegm blocking the upper orifices on neuropsychological test performance.Patients diagnosed with upper hyperactivity of liver Yang syndrome scored significantly lower on the SCWT-C executive test and the CFT-delayed recall memory test.Patients with excess syndrome scored significantly lower on the SCWT-C executive test,and significantly higher on the DOT-A executive test.CONCLUSION:Neuropsychological characteristics differ between PSCIND patients with different TCM classifications.