title: Severe closed-head injury in childhood: linguistic outcomes into adulthood.
abstract: The language functioning of a group of adults who had sustained a severe closed-head injury in childhood was evaluated. The subjects were administered a battery of language assessments including measures of syntax, semantics and pragmatics, as well as a measure of metalinguistic ability. Performance of the experimental group was compared with that of a control group matched for age, sex and educational level. Results indicated that all areas of language competence assessed (syntax, semantics, pragmatics) appeared to be compromised by the childhood closed-head injury.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Queensland, Australia.
authors.forename: F M
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Jordan
authors.forename: B E
authors.initials: BE
authors.lastname: Murdoch
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001037:Aphasia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000534:rehabilitation; D001925:Brain Damage, Chronic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D016489:Head Injuries, Closed / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D006801:Humans; D007805:Language Development Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D007807:Language Tests; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D012660:Semantics; D013068:Speech Production Measurement