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| Havill, J., Kersel, D., Marsh, N., & Sleigh, J. (2001). Neuropsychological functioning during the year following severe traumatic brain injury. Brain Injury, 15, 283-296. |
| This study assessed the neuropsychological functioning of a group of 65 adults with severe traumatic brain injury (TBI). Functioning was assessed at 6 months and 1 year post injury. Pre-morbid intellectual level, current level of general intellectual functioning, simple and complex attention, verbal memory, executive functioning, and perceptual functioning were the cognitive domains assessed. Of the study participants, at least 40% and up to 74% displayed some degree of impairment on the tests administered at six months. Verbal memory, complex attention, and executive functioning were the greatest prevalence of impairments at this point. At one-year post injury, 31-63% of the individuals were still impaired; however, improvement was found in all areas of cognition. The various types of impairment in functioning were affected to different degrees. This indicates that recovery takes place at different rates across functions. In addition, different types of cognition are more susceptible to injury. |
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