A comprehensive assessment of both selective (focused attention, divided attention) and intensive (alertness and vigilance) attentional processes was performed on 106 patients with closed head injury using a computerised battery for the evaluation of attention. All patients were tested at least five months after their accident. A high percentage of patients were pathological in tests mapping the selective components of attention while only a minority were impaired on tests mapping the intensive components of attention. Three different subgroups of patients with consistent performance patterns were evidenced. The psychometric characteristics of the battery and its possible clinical usefulness are discussed.
Patterns of attentional impairments following a closed head injury: a collaborative European study / Zoccolotti, Pierluigi; Matano, A; Deloche, G; Cantagallo, A; Passadori, A; Leclercq, M; Braga, L; Cremel, N; Pittau, P; Renom, M; Rousseaux, M; Truche, A.. - In: CORTEX. - ISSN 0010-9452. - STAMPA. - 36:1(2000), pp. 93-107. [10.1016/S0010-9452(08)70839-6]
Patterns of attentional impairments following a closed head injury: a collaborative European study
ZOCCOLOTTI, Pierluigi;
2000
Abstract
A comprehensive assessment of both selective (focused attention, divided attention) and intensive (alertness and vigilance) attentional processes was performed on 106 patients with closed head injury using a computerised battery for the evaluation of attention. All patients were tested at least five months after their accident. A high percentage of patients were pathological in tests mapping the selective components of attention while only a minority were impaired on tests mapping the intensive components of attention. Three different subgroups of patients with consistent performance patterns were evidenced. The psychometric characteristics of the battery and its possible clinical usefulness are discussed.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
