@article{ref1,
title="Comparison of executive functions and functional outcome between older patients with traumatic brain injury and normal older controls",
journal="Applied neuropsychology. Adult",
year="2020",
author="Marcoux, Judith and Dagher, Jehane and Laguë-Beauvais, Maude and Julien, Jessica and Beaujean, Océane and Degré, Catherine and De Guise, Elaine",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="CONTEXT: The aim of this preliminary study was to assess the impact of traumatic brain injury (TBI) in older age on executive functioning and on their functional  outcome. We also aimed to explore the influence of cognitive reserve (CR) and  estimated premorbid cognitive functioning (EPCF) on these components. <br><br>METHODS: A  neuropsychological and functional assessment that included tests measuring  Inhibition, Updating and Shifting, and functional outcome was administered to 29  patients who sustained a mild or moderate TBI in older age and a group of 24 healthy  older participants. CR (level of education) and EPCF variables collected in the TBI  group were associated with executive function performance and functional outcome. <br><br>RESULTS: Patients with TBI obtained significantly worse performances on the spatial  working memory (WM) task-reverse condition, and on the completion time of the Trails  A and B than the control group. The TBI group also obtained worse functional outcome  scores. A higher level of education was associated with better WM performance, and  higher estimated premorbid cognitive functioning was associated with better  functional outcome post TBI. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Further studies with a larger sample  should be conducted to better understand the profile and determinants of recovery  from TBI in the elderly.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2327-9095",
doi="10.1080/23279095.2020.1862118",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23279095.2020.1862118"
}