Poster 107 Effect of Computer-Based Cognitive Training Utilization on Attention Networks Efficiency in Chronic Traumatic Brain Injury

Goldin, Yelena; Cicerone, Keith D.; Ganci, Keith; Saldana, Daniel

doi:10.1016/j.apmr.2013.08.230

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“…However, in view of the interdependence of different cognitive abilities 31,32 and based on previous studies on CCT conducted on healthy individuals [33][34][35][36][37] , the simultaneous stimulation of different cognitive domains by the same training is expected to generate the greatest impact on cognitive outcomes and produce improvement across untrained cognitive domains. This effect was also found in adults with chronic mild-to-severe traumatic brain injury 38 but this still needs to be verified in pediatric individuals with ABI.…”

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Home-based cognitive training in pediatric patients with acquired brain injury: preliminary results on efficacy of a randomized clinical trial

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Cognitive rehabilitation may compensate for cognitive deficits of children with acquired brain injury (ABI), capitalizing on the use-dependent plasticity of a developing brain. Remote computerized cognitive training (CCT) may be delivered to patients in ecological settings, ensuring rehabilitation continuity. This work evaluated cognitive and psychological adjustment outcomes of an 8-week multidomain, home-based CCT (Lumosity Cognitive Training) in a sample of patients with ABI aged 11-16 years. Two groups of patients were engaged in five CCT sessions per week for eight weeks (40 sessions). According to a stepped-wedge research design, one group (Training-first Group) started the CCT immediately, whereas the other group (Waiting-first Group) started the CCT after a comparable time of waiting list. Changes after the training and after the waiting period were compared in the two groups. Both groups improved in visual-spatial working memory more after the training than after the waitinglist period. The Training-first group improved also in arithmetic calculation speed. Findings indicate that a multi-domain CCT can produce benefits in visual-spatial working memory, probably because, in accordance with previous research, computer games heavily tax visuo-spatial abilities. This suggests that the prolonged stimulation of the same cognitive ability may generate the greatest benefits in children with ABI.Pediatric acquired brain injuries (ABI) are among the main causes of lifelong disabilities in school age children and are often accompanied by cognitive, behavioral and affective problems 1-4 . From a cognitive point of view, impairments in global intelligence or core cognitive domains, such as attention, memory, executive functions, processing speed and visual abilities, have been reported 2,3 . These impairments may be associated with negative academic outcomes and short-and long-term functional problems at home and in general life in community 5-7 . Even those children having an intellectual quotient within the normal range often experience difficulties at school after the injury 8,9 . Tailored rehabilitation on cognitive functions has been recognized to be a key component of medical care following an ABI, as it may lead to improved functioning in everyday life [10][11][12][13][14][15][16] . Indeed, early stimulation of cognitive functions may promote use-dependent brain plasticity 17,18 and enhance the potential for the inherent brain plasticity after damage 19 . However, after hospitalization, a high number of children with ABI do not receive any help or support, experiencing a problematic return to ecological settings 20,21 .Recently, technological devices have been introduced in rehabilitation to provide treatments deliverable in ecological settings with the aim to overcome the limitations of a traditional rehabilitative approach, such as elevated costs, accessibility problems and heterogeneity in treatment practice, and to reach larger numbers of patients [22][23][24] . The majority of these programs have been dev...

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Home-based cognitive training in pediatric patients with acquired brain injury: preliminary results on efficacy of a randomized clinical trial

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“…Some early investigations of this approach have shown some promising results with regards to improvements in attentional networks 80,81 including following brain injury. 82,83 However, overall, therapist guidance is recommended even with such automated training tasks for individuals with cognitive difficulties.…”

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Mild–Moderate TBI: Clinical Recommendations to Optimize Neurobehavioral Functioning, Learning, and Adaptation

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2014

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Traumatic brain injury (TBI) can result in functional deficits that persist long after acute injury. The authors present a case study of an individual who experienced some of the most common debilitating problems that characterize the chronic phase of mild-to-moderate TBI-difficulties with neurobehavioral functions that manifest via complaints of distractibility, poor memory, disorganization, poor frustration tolerance, and feeling easily overwhelmed. They present a rational strategy for management that addresses important domain-general targets likely to have far-ranging benefits. This integrated, longitudinal, and multifaceted approach first addresses approachable targets and provides an important foundation to enhance the success of other, more specific interventions requiring specialty intervention. The overall approach places an emphasis on accomplishing two major categories of clinical objectives: optimizing current functioning and enhancing learning and adaptation to support improvement of functioning in the long-term for individuals living with brain injury.

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Poster 107 Effect of Computer-Based Cognitive Training Utilization on Attention Networks Efficiency in Chronic Traumatic Brain Injury

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Home-based cognitive training in pediatric patients with acquired brain injury: preliminary results on efficacy of a randomized clinical trial

Home-based cognitive training in pediatric patients with acquired brain injury: preliminary results on efficacy of a randomized clinical trial

Mild–Moderate TBI: Clinical Recommendations to Optimize Neurobehavioral Functioning, Learning, and Adaptation

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