Journal article
Changes in saccadic eye movement and memory function after mild closed head injury in children
A Phillipou, J Douglas, D Krieser, L Ayton, L Abel
Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology | WILEY-BLACKWELL | Published : 2014
DOI: 10.1111/dmcn.12345
Abstract
Aim: The aim of this study was to determine whether volitional saccadic impairments are present in children with mild closed head injury (mCHI) and whether these deficits are predictive of ongoing cognitive impairment. Method: We analysed a sample of 26 children with mCHI (20 males, 6 females; mean age 13y 1mo, SD 2y) and 29 age-matched comparison children (20 males, 9 females; mean age 12y 2mo, SD 2y). Participants completed a battery of saccadic eye movement tasks and a set of computer-based cognitive tasks at three time points: within 2 weeks of mCHI, and at 3 months and 6 months. Results: The group with mCHI made fewer errors on the antisaccade task at the first time point and showed inc..
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Funding Acknowledgements
This project was supported by the Transport Accident Commission, Victoria, Australia. We also thank Samantha Law for her assistance in recruiting patients and Elizabeth Bowman for her assistance in data acquisition. The authors have stated that they had no interests which might be perceived as posing a conflict or bias.