title: Rehabilitation of executive skills post-childhood traumatic brain injury (TBI): A pilot intervention study.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Following TBI in childhood it is common for deficits to be seen in higher order skills, such as executive functions, both in the acute and longer-term post-injury. Despite this, very little evaluative research has been conducted with children post-TBI, particularly in the area of EF.
  
  
  METHODS
  The current study aimed to develop and implement a pilot intervention programme for adolescent/young adults (n = 3), in the chronic phase of recovery, when EF skills are no longer in a rapid state of development.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Study results highlight the importance and need for accurate and relevant outcome measures that capture subtle as well as more obvious changes following intervention.
authors.affiliation: Australian Centre for Child Neuropsychology Studies, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Melbourne, Australia. cathy.catroppa@mcri.edu.au
authors.forename: Cathy
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Catroppa
authors.forename: Vicki
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Anderson
authors.forename: Frank
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Muscara
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls; D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000293:Adolescent; D001288:Attention; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D002648:Child; D003071:Cognition; D056344:Executive Function; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015601:Injury Severity Score; D008297:Male; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011340:Problem Solving; D020127:Recovery of Function; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult