Language function in a child following mild traumatic brain injury: Evidence from pre- and post-injury language testing

Lewis, Fiona M.; Murdoch, Bruce E.

doi:10.3109/17518423.2011.620576

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“…Mildly brain injured individuals have also shown cognitive deficits that potentially interfere with writing skill (Lewis & Murdoch, 2011). For example, Lewis and Murdock (2011) found 35% of individuals diagnosed with mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) showed difficulties with visual processing, learning, memory, selective attention, and executive function 6 months post injury. There are also visuoperceptual deficits that affect the quality of handwriting and diminished quantity of written material.…”

Section: Neuropsychological Predictors Of Expressivementioning

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Expressive writing in people with traumatic brain injury and learning disability

Wheeler

Nickerson

Long

et al. 2014

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BACKGROUND: There is a dearth of systematic studies of expressive writing disorder (EWD) in persons with Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). It is unclear if TBI survivors' written expression differs significantly from that experienced by persons with learning disabilities. It is also unclear which cognitive or neuropsychological variables predict problems with expressive writing (EW) or the EWD. OBJECTIVE: This study investigated the EW skill, and the EWD in adults with mild traumatic brain injuries (TBI) relative to those with learning disabilities (LD). It also determined which of several cognitive variables predicted EW and EWD. METHODS: Principle Component Analysis (PCA) of writing samples from 28 LD participants and 28 TBI survivors revealed four components of expressive writing skills: Reading Ease, Sentence Fluency, Grammar and Spelling, and Paragraph Fluency. RESULTS: There were no significant differences between the LD and TBI groups on any of the expressive writing components. Several neuropsychological variables predicted skills of written expression. The best predictors included measures of spatial perception, verbal IQ, working memory, and visual memory. CONCLUSIONS: TBI survivors and persons with LD do not differ markedly in terms of expressive writing skill. Measures of spatial perception, visual memory, verbal intelligence, and working memory predict writing skill in both groups. Several therapeutic interventions are suggested that are specifically designed to improve deficits in expressive writing skills in individuals with TBI and LD.

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Section: Neuropsychological Predictors Of Expressivementioning

confidence: 99%

Expressive writing in people with traumatic brain injury and learning disability

Wheeler

Nickerson

Long

et al. 2014

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Exploring the measurement of pediatric cognitive-communication disorders in traumatic brain injury research: A scoping review

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Cognitive Communication Impairments in Children With Traumatic Brain Injury: A Scoping Review

Cermak¹,

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Reed

et al. 2019

Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation

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The results of this scoping review suggest that (1) TBI severity is not the sole predictor of performance; other factors contribute to cognitive communication outcome and recovery; (2) developing skills at time of injury are most susceptible to impairment; and (3) standard, norm-referenced language assessments are not sensitive in detecting language impairments that are secondary to cognitive impairments found in TBI. Directions for future research and suggestions for clinical practice are proposed.

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Language function in a child following mild traumatic brain injury: Evidence from pre- and post-injury language testing

Cited by 5 publications

References 33 publications

Expressive writing in people with traumatic brain injury and learning disability

Expressive writing in people with traumatic brain injury and learning disability

Exploring the measurement of pediatric cognitive-communication disorders in traumatic brain injury research: A scoping review

Cognitive Communication Impairments in Children With Traumatic Brain Injury: A Scoping Review

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