Narrative language in traumatic brain injury
- MARINI A.
- GALETTO V.
- ZAMPIERI E.
- VORANO L.
- ZETTIN M.
- CARLOMAGNO S.
DOIAbstract
Abstract Persons who have sustained a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) often show impaired linguistic and/or narrative abilities. However, only few data about the narrative skills of persons with TBI are currently available. This is partly due to a lack of reliable tools to assess narrative discourse. The present study aimed to document the features of narrative discourse impairment in a group of adults with TBI. 14 severe TBI non-aphasic speakers (GCS<8) in the phase of chronical stability and 14 neurologically intact participants were recruited for the experiment. Their neuropsychological, linguistic and narrative skills were thoroughly assessed. Even if not aphasic, the individuals with TBI produced narratives with reduced levels of local an...
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