Journal article
Inattentive behavior after traumatic brain injury
Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, v 2(4), pp 274-281
Jul 1996
PMID: 9375175
Abstract
Clinicians and families report that traumatic brain injury results in a variety of attention deficits. Numerous laboratory studies have documented slowing of information processing, alteration in event-related potentials, or difficulty attending to specific relevant task dimensions in the presence of redundant information. However, little is known about how these information processing abnormalities relate to observable behaviors in daily living or work environments, which presumably form the basis for clinicians’ and families’ reports. We developed a quantitative assessment of behavioral inattentiveness in both quiet and distracting environments, and demonstrated excellent interrater reliability. Using this assessment, we have studied 20 patients with recent traumatic brain injury and 20 demographically comparable control subjects. We have confirmed marked differences in behavioral attentivencss between patients and controls in both distracting and nondistracting environments. (JINS, 1996, 2, 274–281.)
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Details
- Title
- Inattentive behavior after traumatic brain injury
- Creators
- John Whyte - Temple UniversityMarcia Polansky - Drexel UniversityChristopher Cavallucci - Temple UniversityMegan Fleming - Drexel UniversityJoanna Lhulier - Temple UniversityH. Branch Coslett - Temple University
- Publication Details
- Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, v 2(4), pp 274-281
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 8
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- [Retired Faculty]; Epidemiology and Biostatistics
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-0030178358
- Other Identifier
- 991022040669004721