Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Cognitive differences between adults with traumatic brain injury and specific learning disorder. |
| Authors: |
Finley, John-Christopher, Matusz, Emily F., Parente, Frederick |
| Source: |
Brain Injury. 2021, Vol. 35 Issue 4, p411-415. 5p. |
| Subjects: |
Memory, Confidence intervals, Classification, Cognition, Patients, Learning disabilities, Attention, Questionnaires, Descriptive statistics, Brain injuries, Logistic regression analysis, Data analysis software, Odds ratio |
| Abstract: |
Background: Impaired working memory, attention, and processing speed are common in individuals with traumatic brain injury (TBI) and specific learning disorder (SLD). Yet, there is a paucity of research that has examined cognitive differences between these groups. Objective: The current study examined potential group differences between individuals with TBI and SLD on performance-based tests of working memory, attention, and processing speed. Subsequently, the study examined whether just processing speed tests could discriminate persons with TBI versus SLD. Method: The authors analyzed archival data to assess differences between 39 adult participants with moderate-severe TBI versus 57 adult participants with SLD on the Trail Making Test Part A, Trail Making Test Part B, Digit Span test, and Symbol Search test. Results: 95% confidence intervals revealed that participants with TBI performed significantly worse on the Trail Making Test Part A and Symbol Search test. Logistic regression analysis procedures revealed that Trail Making Test Part A was the most sensitive discriminator. Conclusion: Diagnosis of moderate-severe TBI compared to SLD can be determined by poor performance on measures of visual scanning and processing speed. These findings may be used for diagnostic interpretation and treatment planning by clinicians. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Database: |
Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection |
