Confabulation and Traumatic Brain Injury

ISBN-13: 9783844319231 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 56 str.

Emily A Smith

Opis

The purpose of this study was to investigate the occurrence of confabulation in traumatic brain injury at different levels of cognitive functioning (according to the Rancho Los Amigos Levels of Cognitive Functioning) and to determine whether confabulation could be quantified. Participants were asked a series of questions in an interview format. Their responses were analyzed using a rating scale on the Sacramento Assessment of Confabulation (SAC, Boles, unpublished). Analysis revealed a significant relationship between confabulation and level of cognitive functioning.

O autorze

Emily A. Smith earned her Master of Science Degree in Speech and Language Pathology at California State University, Sacramento in 2007 with the completion of this thesis. She has extensive experience working childhood neurological disorders and an unending interest in brain health.