title: Patterns of attentional impairment following closed head injury: a collaborative European study.
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.
authors.affiliation: IRCCS Ospedale S. Lucia, Rome, Italy. zoccolotti@axrma.uniroma1.it
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authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Zoccolotti
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authors.lastname: Matano
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authors.lastname: Deloche
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authors.lastname: Cantagallo
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authors.lastname: Passadori
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authors.lastname: Leclercq
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authors.lastname: Braga
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authors.lastname: Cremel
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authors.lastname: Pittau
authors.forename: M
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authors.lastname: Renom
authors.forename: M
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authors.lastname: Rousseaux
authors.forename: A
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authors.lastname: Truche
authors.forename: B
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authors.lastname: Fim
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authors.lastname: Zimmermann
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D001143:Arousal / Q000502:physiology; D001288:Attention / Q000502:physiology; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D015599:Trauma Severity Indices