Cognitive deficits in patients with mild to moderate traumatic brain injury
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is one of the most frequent causes of brain damage. Cognitive deficits reported in the literature after moderate to severe TBI include memory, language, executive functions, attention and information processing speed impairments. However, systematic studies on patients w...
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| author | Eliane Correa Miotto Fernanda Zanetti Cinalli Valéria Trunkl Serrao Glaucia Guerra Benute Mara Cristina Souza Lucia Milberto Scaff |
| author_facet | Eliane Correa Miotto Fernanda Zanetti Cinalli Valéria Trunkl Serrao Glaucia Guerra Benute Mara Cristina Souza Lucia Milberto Scaff |
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| description | Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is one of the most frequent causes of brain damage. Cognitive deficits reported in the literature after moderate to severe TBI include memory, language, executive functions, attention and information processing speed impairments. However, systematic studies on patients with mild TBI are scarce although neuropsychological changes are present. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the cognitive functioning of patients with mild to moderate TBI. METHOD: We evaluated 12 patients with mild to moderate TBI using a comprehensive protocol (PN01) of neuropsychological tests. RESULTS: There were significant deficits of episodic memory including immediate and delayed verbal memory recall, verbal recognition, immediate and delayed visual memory recall, naming, verbal fluency and information processing speed. CONCLUSION: These results emphasize the importance of comprehensive neuropsychological assessments even in cases of mild TBI in order to identify impaired and preserved functions providing adequate managing including rehabilitation programs for each case. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e32f384c601945dea3e7d732fed094ce2025-08-20T02:04:15ZengThieme Revinter PublicaçõesArquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria1678-42272010-12-0168686286810.1590/S0004-282X2010000600006S0004-282X2010000600006Cognitive deficits in patients with mild to moderate traumatic brain injuryEliane Correa Miotto0Fernanda Zanetti Cinalli1Valéria Trunkl Serrao2Glaucia Guerra Benute3Mara Cristina Souza Lucia4Milberto Scaff5Universidade de São PauloUniversidade de São PauloUniversidade de São PauloUniversidade de São PauloUniversidade de São PauloUniversidade de São PauloTraumatic brain injury (TBI) is one of the most frequent causes of brain damage. Cognitive deficits reported in the literature after moderate to severe TBI include memory, language, executive functions, attention and information processing speed impairments. However, systematic studies on patients with mild TBI are scarce although neuropsychological changes are present. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the cognitive functioning of patients with mild to moderate TBI. METHOD: We evaluated 12 patients with mild to moderate TBI using a comprehensive protocol (PN01) of neuropsychological tests. RESULTS: There were significant deficits of episodic memory including immediate and delayed verbal memory recall, verbal recognition, immediate and delayed visual memory recall, naming, verbal fluency and information processing speed. CONCLUSION: These results emphasize the importance of comprehensive neuropsychological assessments even in cases of mild TBI in order to identify impaired and preserved functions providing adequate managing including rehabilitation programs for each case.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2010000600006&lng=en&tlng=entraumatismo crânio encefálicodéficits cognitivosgrau leve e moderado |
| spellingShingle | Eliane Correa Miotto Fernanda Zanetti Cinalli Valéria Trunkl Serrao Glaucia Guerra Benute Mara Cristina Souza Lucia Milberto Scaff Cognitive deficits in patients with mild to moderate traumatic brain injury Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria traumatismo crânio encefálico déficits cognitivos grau leve e moderado |
| title | Cognitive deficits in patients with mild to moderate traumatic brain injury |
| title_full | Cognitive deficits in patients with mild to moderate traumatic brain injury |
| title_fullStr | Cognitive deficits in patients with mild to moderate traumatic brain injury |
| title_full_unstemmed | Cognitive deficits in patients with mild to moderate traumatic brain injury |
| title_short | Cognitive deficits in patients with mild to moderate traumatic brain injury |
| title_sort | cognitive deficits in patients with mild to moderate traumatic brain injury |
| topic | traumatismo crânio encefálico déficits cognitivos grau leve e moderado |
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