TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2013//
TI  - Specific attention disorders in drivers with traumatic brain injury
JO  - Brain injury
A1  - Masson, Marjolaine
A1  - Michael, George Andrew
A1  - Désert, Jean-François
A1  - Rhein, François
A1  - Foubert, Lucie
A1  - Colliot, Pascale
SP  - 538
EP  - 547
VL  - 27
IS  - 5
N2  - Objective: To highlight the impact of the increasing attentional load on performance of both normal drivers and drivers with traumatic brain injury. Background: Patients with brain injury have a higher accident risk than people with no brain injury [1], probably as a result of persistent attention disorders. Method: Ten patients and 10 paired controls took part in a computerized selective attention task involving specific attentional processes. They were asked to monitor a speedometer and to ignore sudden changes in the surrounding environment in three separate experimental situations involving different attentional load. Results: Although, in the control situation, patients' results were equivalent to controls', they displayed specific disorders in more complex situations where the attentional load increased. Conclusion: These difficulties may have a negative impact on real driving situations.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0269-9052
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/02699052.2013.766926
ID  - ref1
ER  -