Journal article
Language Comprehension After Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: The Role of Speed.
Abstract
Purpose The aim of this study was to characterize language comprehension in mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) by testing a speed-based hypothesis. We hypothesized that adults with mTBI would perform worse than a group of adults with orthopedic injuries (OIs) on an experimental language comprehension task. Method The study employed a prospective experimental design. Participants were 19 adults with mTBI and 19 adults with OI ages 18-55 years. …
Authors
Norman RS; Shah MN; Turkstra LS
Journal
American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, Vol. 28, No. 4, pp. 1479–1490
Publisher
American Speech Language Hearing Association
Publication Date
November 19, 2019
DOI
10.1044/2019_ajslp-18-0203
ISSN
1058-0360