Primary and Secondary Executive Function Deficits Following TBI: analysis of dissociations

Authors

  • Renata Kochhann Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS)
  • Natalie Pereira
  • Laura Damiani Branco
  • Charles Cotrena
  • Caroline de Oliveira Cardoso
  • Maila Rossato Holz
  • Nicolle Zimmermann

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/psi.v18i3.35456

Keywords:

traumatic brain injury, episodic memory, executive functions, initiation, inhibition

Abstract

The present study evaluated the presence of associations and dissociations between impairments in episodic memory and executive functions in patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI), and verified whether these deficits were primary or secondary. Eighty-one patients with TBI were assessed using the Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Test and the Hayling Test. The results suggest that impairments in inhibition speed may contribute to deficits in episodic memory, and that initiation and inhibition abilities may be complementary and the first precedes the second. Our findings highlighted that primary executive impairment following TBI may lead to episodic memory deficits.

Author Biography

Renata Kochhann, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS)

Faculdade de Psicologia

Programa de Pós-Graduação em Psicologia - área de concentração Cognição Humana

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Published

2016-06-08

How to Cite

Kochhann, R., Pereira, N., Branco, L. D., Cotrena, C., Cardoso, C. de O., Holz, M. R., & Zimmermann, N. (2016). Primary and Secondary Executive Function Deficits Following TBI: analysis of dissociations. Interação Em Psicologia, 18(3). https://doi.org/10.5380/psi.v18i3.35456

Issue

Vol. 18 No. 3 (2014)

Section

Research Reports

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