Visuospatial Attention Deficit and Executive Functions Problems And MTBI

A group of patients who had suffered mild traumatic brain injury were given a battery of tests to determine the nature and rate of their recovery. The researchers noted “these findings indicate that the regions of the brain associated with orientating and executive components of visuospatial attention may be the most susceptible to neuro damage resulting from MTBI. Moreover, the lack of recovery in the executive component indicates that the degree and time course for recovery may be regionally specific.” The findings show the deficits in executive functioning existed one month after trauma.