Oral and written discourse in adolescents with closed head injury |
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Authors: | Wilson B M Proctor A |
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Affiliation: | Department of Communication Disorders and Sciences, Eastern Illinois University, USA. |
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Abstract: | Analysis of oral and written discourse suggested differing cognitive demands for modes of expression. Verbal samples were provided by 8 adolescents with closed head injury (CHI) and 8 controls. A generation task using a picture stimulus was the basis for discourse. Eight measures [productivity, efficiency, semantic ties (lexical, incomplete, elliptical), maze use, coherence (global, local)] were utilized. A covariate model consisting of group membership (CHI vs control), executive functioning and working memory helps to explain variance in the discourse skills of adolescents with CHI. |
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