Citation

Barker-Collo S, Feigin VL. N. Zeal. Med. J. 2008; 121(1268): U2903.

Affiliation

Department of Psychology, Faculty of Science, The University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland, New Zealand. s.barker-collo@auckland.ac.nz

Copyright

(Copyright © 2008, New Zealand Medical Association)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

18256718

Abstract

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) impacts a significant portion of individuals, and can have lasting consequences. One of the most common and persistent difficulties experienced post-TBI is deficits in memory, which impact up to 80% of TBI survivors. Early memory rehabilitation research concentrated on the direct retraining approach. In recent years, the focus of rehabilitative efforts has shifted to teaching compensatory strategies and optimizing residual abilities. This review examines the evidence for these various approaches to memory rehabilitation, concluding that there remains a need for full scale randomised clinical trials to determine their efficacy in improving independence.

Language: en