title: Oral and written discourse in adolescents with closed head injury.
abstract: Analysis of oral and written discourse suggested differing cognitive demands for modes of expression. Verbal samples were provided by 8 adolescents with closed head injury (CHI) and 8 controls. A generation task using a picture stimulus was the basis for discourse. Eight measures [productivity, efficiency, semantic ties (lexical, incomplete, elliptical), maze use, coherence (global, local)] were utilized. A covariate model consisting of group membership (CHI vs control), executive functioning and working memory helps to explain variance in the discourse skills of adolescents with CHI.
authors.affiliation: Department of Communication Disorders and Sciences, Eastern Illinois University, USA.
authors.forename: B M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Wilson
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Proctor
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D016489:Head Injuries, Closed / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013064:Speech Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D014705:Verbal Behavior