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Inattentive behavior after traumatic brain injury

J Whyte1, M Polansky, C Cavallucci

  • 1Moss Rehabilitation Research Institute, Philadelphia, PA 19141, USA.

Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society : JINS
|July 1, 1996
PubMed
Summary

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) causes attention deficits. A new assessment shows TBI patients exhibit significant behavioral inattentiveness in quiet and distracting settings compared to controls.

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Area of Science:

  • Neuroscience
  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Rehabilitation Medicine

Background:

  • Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is frequently associated with attention deficits reported by clinicians and families.
  • Laboratory studies indicate TBI can impair information processing and selective attention, but the link to daily functioning is unclear.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and validate a quantitative assessment for behavioral inattentiveness after TBI.
  • To compare behavioral attentiveness in TBI patients versus controls in varied environments.

Main Methods:

  • Development of a reliable quantitative assessment tool for behavioral inattentiveness.
  • Study included 20 patients with recent TBI and 20 demographically matched healthy controls.
  • Assessment conducted in both quiet and distracting environmental conditions.

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Main Results:

  • The developed assessment demonstrated excellent interrater reliability.
  • Significant differences in behavioral inattentiveness were observed between TBI patients and control subjects.
  • These differences were evident in both quiet and distracting environments.

Conclusions:

  • Behavioral inattentiveness is a key deficit following traumatic brain injury.
  • The new assessment tool reliably quantifies these deficits in real-world relevant settings.
  • Findings support the clinical observations of attention problems in TBI survivors.