title: Reaction and movement times in individuals with chronic traumatic brain injury with good motor recovery.
abstract: Reaction times and movement times were studied in 18 individuals with severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) and 36 matched normal controls. Reaction times depended on the type of task: in the case of simple visual stimuli (Alertness condition) they were similar in individuals with TBI and normal controls. In contrast, individuals with TBI were slower in a Go-no-go test. Regardless of task, movement times depended on movement length and were slower in individuals with TBI. These findings indicate the presence of a residual motor programming deficit in individuals with TBI even in the chronic stage and in the presence of good motor recovery, as assessed clinically.
authors.affiliation: Centro Ricerche Neuropsicologia, IRCCS, Fondazione Santa Lucia, Rome, Italy. c.incoccia@hsantalucia.it
authors.forename: Chiara
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Incoccia
authors.forename: Rita
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Formisano
authors.forename: Paola
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Muscato
authors.forename: Giada
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Reali
authors.forename: Pierluigi
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Zoccolotti
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D001288:Attention / Q000502:physiology; D020208:Brain Injury, Chronic / Q000503:physiopathology*; D004193:Discrimination Learning / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D016555:Matched-Pair Analysis; D008875:Middle Aged; D009048:Motor Skills / Q000502:physiology*; D009068:Movement / Q000502:physiology*; D011930:Reaction Time / Q000502:physiology*; D020127:Recovery of Function / Q000502:physiology*; D013997:Time Factors; D014796:Visual Perception / Q000502:physiology