Rehabilitation of executive skills post-childhood traumatic brain injury (TBI): A pilot intervention study

Developmental Neurorehabilitation

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 361-369

  Catroppa, Cathy ^a,b,c   Anderson, Vicki ^a,b,c   Muscara, Frank ^a,c  

^a MURDOCH CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Brain injury; Childhood; Executive skills; Intervention

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; CONVALESCENCE; DISEASE COURSE; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; GOAL ATTAINMENT; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SCHOOL CHILD; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION; BRAIN INJURIES; CHILD; COGNITION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PILOT PROJECTS; PROBLEM SOLVING; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77952571389     PISSN: 17518423     EISSN: 17518431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/17518420903087335     Document Type: Article

References (56)

1. Davis MJ, Vogel L. Neurological assessment of the child with head trauma. Journal of Dentistry for Children 2005;62(2):93-96.
2. Cicerone K, Tupper D. Neuropsychological rehabilitation: Treatment on errors in everyday function. In: Tupper D, Cicerone K, editors. The neuropsychology of everyday life: Issues in development and rehabilitation. Boston, MA: Kluwer Academic Publishers; 1990. pp 71-291.
3. Milner B, Petrides M. Behavioural effects of frontal lesions in man. Trends in Neuroscience 1984;7:403-407.
4. Walsh KW. Neuropsychology: A clinical approach. New York: Churchill Livingston; 1978.
5. Anderson P. Assessment and development of executive function (EF) during childhood. Child Neuropsychology 2002;8:71-82.
6. Welsh MC, Pennington BF. Assessing frontal lobe functioning in children: Views from developmental psychology. Development Neuropsychology 1988;4:199-230.
7. Anderson V, Anderson P, Northam E, Jacobs R, Catroppa C. Development of executive functions through late childhood and adolescence: An Australian sample. Developmental Neuropsychology 2001;20:385-406.
8. Kelly TP. The development of executive function in schoolaged children. Clinical Neuropsychological Assessment 2000;1:38-55.
9. Dennis M. Language and the young damaged brain. In: Boll T, Bryant B, editors. Clinical neuoropsychology and brain function: Research, measurement and practice. Washington: American Psychological Association; 1989. pp 495-503.
10. Ewing-Cobbs L, Barnes M, Fletcher JM, Levin HS, Swank PR, Song J. Modeling of longitudinal academic achievement scores after pediatric traumatic brain injury. Developmental Neuropsychology 2004;25:107-133.
11. Cronin AF. Traumatic brain injury in children: Issues in community function. American Journal of Occupational Therapy 2000;55:377-384.
12. Taylor GH, Alden J. Age-related differences in outcomes following childhood brain insults: An introduction and overview. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society 1997;3:555-567.
13. Anderson V, Catroppa C. Recovery of executive skills following paediatric traumatic brain injury (TBI): A two year follow-up. Brain Injury 2005;19:459-470.
14. Catroppa C, Anderson V, Stargatt R. prospective analysis of the recovery of attention following pediatric head injury. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society 1999;5:48-57.
15. Dennis M, Barnes MA, Donnelly RE, Wilkinson M, Humphreys RP. Appraising and managing knowledge: Metacognitive skills after childhood head injury. Developmental Neuropsychology 1996;12:77-103.
16. Dykeman BF. School-based interventions for treating social adjustment difficulties in children with traumatic brain injury. Journal of Instructional Psychology 2003;30:225-230.
17. Garth J, Anderson VA, Wrennall J. Executive functions following moderate to severe frontal lobe injury: Impact of injury and age at injury. Pediatric Rehabilitation 1997;1: 99-108.
18. Fenwick T, Anderson V. Impairments of attention following childhood traumatic brain injury. Child Neuropsychology 1999;5:213-223. (Pubitemid 30438388)
19. Levin HS, Song J, Scheibel RS, Fletcher JM, Harward H, Lilly MM, Goldstein F. Concept formation and problemsolving following closed head injury in children. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society 1997;3: 598-607.
20. Pentland L, Todd JA, Anderson V. The impact of head injury severity on planning ability in adolescence: A functional analysis. Neuropsychological Rehabilitation 1998;8:301-317.
21. Ruff RM, Niemann H, Cognitive rehabilitation versus day treatment in head-injured adults: Is there an impact on emotional and psychosocial adjustment? Brain Injury 1990;4:339-347.
22. Todd J, Anderson V, Lawrence J. Planning skills in head injured children. Neuropsychological Rehabilitation 1996; 6:81-99.
23. Cannon W, Rosenbleuth A. The supersensitivity of denervated structures. New York: Macmillan; 1949.
24. Kolb B, Gibb R. Neuroplasticity and recovery of function after brain injury. In: Stuss D, Winocur G, Robertson I, editors. Cognitive neurorehabilitation. New York: Cambridge University Press; 1999.
25. Kolb B, Wishaw Q. Fundamentals of human neuropsychology, 4th ed. New York: W.H. Freeman; 1996.
26. Laurence S, Stein D. Recovery after brain damage and the concept of localisation of function. In: Finger S, editor. Recovery from brain damage. New York: Plenum Press; 1978. pp 369-407.
27. Rothi L, Horner J. Restitution and substitution: Two theories of recovery with application to neurobehavioral treatment. Journal of Clinical Neuropsychology 1983;3:73-81.
28. Lashley K. Brain mechanisms and intelligence. Chicago: University of Chicago Press; 1929.
29. Luria AR. Restoration of function after brain injury. New York: Macmillan; 1963.
30. Stuss DT, Mateer CA, Sohlberg MM. Innovative approaches to frontal lobe deficits. In: Finlayson MAJ, Garner SH, editors. Brain injury rehabilitation, clinical considerations. Baltimore: Williams & Wilkins; 1994. pp 212-237.
31. Kazdin AE. Behavior modification in applied settings, 3rd ed. Chicago, IL: The Dorsey Press; 1984.
32. Mateer C. The rehabilitation of executive disorders. In: Stuss DT, Winocur G, Robertson IH, editors. Cognitive neurorehabilitation. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press; 1999. pp 314-332.
33. Beardmore S, Tate R, Liddle B, Does information and feedback improve children's knowledge and awareness of deficits after traumatic brain injury? Neuropsychological Rehabilitation 1999;9:45-62.
34. Ponsford J, Sloan S, Snow P. Traumatic brain injury: Rehabilitation for everyday adaptive living. Hove, UK: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates; 1995.
35. Sterling L. Students with acquired brain injuries in primary and secondary schools. Draft Report of the Project by the Head Injury Council of Australia. 1994.
36. Crowley JA, Miles MA. Cognitive remediation in paediatric head-injury: A case study. Journal of Paediatric Psychology 1991;16:611-627.
37. Selznick L, Savage RC. Using self-monitoring procedures to increase on-task behavior with three adolescent boys with brain injury. Behavioral Interventions 2000;15:243-260.
38. Feeney TJ, Ylvisaker M. Context-sensitive behavioural supports for young children with TBI. Short-term effects and long-term outcome. Journal of Head Trauma and Rehabilitation 2003;18:33-51.
39. Mottram L, Berger-Gross P. An intervention to reduce disruptive behaviours in children with brain injury. Pediatric Rehabilitation 2004;7:133-143.
40. Wilson BA, Emslie H, Quirk K, Evans J, Reducing everyday memory and planning problems by means of a pager system: A randomised control crossover study. Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry 2001;70:477-482.
41. Neimeier P, Kreutzer JS, Taylor LA. Acute cognitive and neurobehavioural intervention for individuals with acquired brain injury: Preliminary outcome data. Neuropsychological Rehabilitation 2005;15:129-146.
42. Ponsford J, Willmott C, Rothwell A, Cameron P, Ayton G, Nelms R, Curran C, Ng K. Impact of early intervention on outcome after mild traumatic brain injury in children. Pediatrics 2001;108:1297-1303.
43. Thompson J. Rehabilitation of high schooled individuals with traumatic brain injury through utilization of an attention training program. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society 1995;1 149.
44. Thompson J, Kerns K. Mild traumatic brain injury in children. In: Raskin SA, Mateer CA, editors. Neuropsychological management of mild traumatic brain injury. New York: Oxford University Press; 2000. pp 233-251.
45. Glang A, Singer G, Cooley E, Tish N. Tailoring direct instruction techniques for use with elementary students with TBI. Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation 1992;7:93-108.
46. Suzman KB, Morris RD, Morris MK, Milan MA. Cognitive behavioural remediation of problem solving deficits in children with acquired brain injury. Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry 1997;28:203-212.
47. Vand' thooft L, Andersson K, Bergman B, Sejerson J, von Wendt L, Bartfai A. Beneficial effect from a cognitive training programme on children with acquired brain injuries demonstrated in a controlled study. Brain Injury 2005;19:511-518.
48. Catroppa C, Anderson V. Attentional skills in the acute phase following pediatric traumatic brain injury. Child Neuropsychology 1999;5:251-264. (Pubitemid 30438392)
49. Chalmers D, Lawrence JA. Investigating the effects of planning aids on adults' and adolescents organization of a complex task. International Journal of Behavioral Development 1993;16:191-214.
50. Gioia GA, Isquith PK, Guy SC, Kenworthy L. Behavior rating inventory of executive function. Odessa, FL: Psychological Assessment Resources; 2000.
51. Delis DC, Kaplan E, Kramer J. Delis Kaplan executive function system. San Antonio, TX: The Psychological Corporation; 2001.
52. Rey A. L'examen clinique en psychologie. Paris: Press Universitaire de France; 1964.
53. Anderson P, Anderson V, Garth J. Assessment and development of organisational ability: The Rey Complex Figure organisational strategy score (RCF-OSS). The Clinical Neuropychologist 2001;15:81-94.
54. Tate RL, Hodgkinson A, Veerabangsa A, Maggiotto S. Measuring psychosocial recovery after traumatic brain injury: Psychometric properties of a new scale. The Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation 1999;14:543-557.
55. Harrison PL, Oakland T. Adaptive behavior assessment system, 2nd ed. San Antonio, TX: Harcourt Assessment; 2003.
56. Anderson V, Catroppa C. Advances in post-acute rehabilitation after childhood acquired brain injury: A focus on cognitive, behavioural and social domains. American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2006;85:767-787.