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18808778

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
12
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-12-16
pubmed:abstractText
Executive functioning deficits have often been described in normal aging. They are also known to be a frequent sequel of traumatic brain injury, where patients may exhibit severe long-standing impairments in instrumental activities of daily living. One could therefore expect that cerebral lesions affecting executive functioning would result in more severe impairments in older patients. We previously developed an ecological assessment of executive functions, consisting of a cooking task, requiring multitasking abilities and known to be sensitive to a dysexecutive syndrome [Cortex 36 (2000) 649-669]. The aim of this study was to analyze the effect of age on the cognitive and ecological assessments of executive functions in a group of patients with acquired brain injury (ABI) resulting in a dysexecutive syndrome. Studies in this area usually focus on patients older than 60 or 65, but we chose to analyze the effect of age in a younger population. We hypothesized that older patients would have poorer performances on the cognitive and ecological tests of executive functioning, when compared to younger patients.
pubmed:language
fre
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0035-3787
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
164
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1018-27
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
[The effect of age on executive functioning after acquired brain injury in adults].
pubmed:affiliation
Service de rééducation des pathologies neurologiques acquises de l'enfant, hôpital national de Saint-Maurice, 14, rue du Val-d'Osne, 94410 Saint-Maurice, France.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract