TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2011//
TI  - Mental state attributions and diffusion tensor imaging after traumatic brain injury in children
JO  - Developmental neuropsychology
A1  - Levin, Harvey S.
A1  - Wilde, Elisabeth A.
A1  - Hanten, Gerri
A1  - Li, Xiansheng
A1  - Chu, Zili David
A1  - Vasquez, Ana C.
A1  - Cook, Lori
A1  - Yallampalli, Ragini
A1  - Hunter, Jill V.
SP  - 273
EP  - 287
VL  - 36
IS  - 3
N2  - We studied social cognition in 49 children 3 months after moderate to severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) and in 39 children with orthopedic injury (OI). Children underwent diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) and a mental attribution task showing two triangles. Mental state attributions increased when one triangle reacted to intentions of the other, but less so in the TBI than the OI group. DTI identified injury to white matter microstructure in the TBI group, but the relation of DTI to mental attributions did not differ between groups. Moderate to severe TBI produces white matter disconnections that may affect social cognitive networks.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 8756-5641
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/87565641.2010.549885
ID  - ref1
ER  -