Cognitive Deficits in Traumatic Brain Injured Adults

Abstract

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) results in several communication deficits including cognitive deficits. This study was taken up to investigate cognitive-Linguistic deficits in Kannada speaking individuals with TBI. A total of 20 subjects participated in the study (IO in experimental and IO in control group) in the age range of 16 to 45 years. All the subjects had closed head injury: 4 with LHD, 4 with RHD, and 2 with bilateral damage. These subjects were tested in post injury period ranging from 8 months to 16 months. WAB and CI.AP was administered and responses were recorded and scored. Results of the study revealed poorer performance of TB/ subjects on different test domains of CLAP with more deficits on problem solving and organization domains. Bilateral damage group performed better than LHD group followed by RHD group. This reduced performance by TB/ group was explained as a result of frontal Lobe injury.