Sarno, M.T. (1984). Verbal impairment after closed head injury: Report of a replication study. The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 172(8),475-479. Type of Study Replication study Subjects 52 males, 17 females; ages 16-78; 4 weeks-5 years post-onset; post-coma Diagnoses TBI Speech Condition Dysarthria, aphasia, "subclinical" aphasia Purpose To replicate a previous study examining the linguistic impairment post-TBI and post-coma Methods Four subtests from the Neurosensory  Center Comprehensive Examination for Aphasia (NCCEA) administered including Virtual Naming, Sentence Repetition, Word Fluency, and Token Test Functional Communication Profile (FCP) administered for aphasic patients Results Replicated 3 diagnostic categories: aphasia (28%), dysarthria with "subclinical" aphasia disorder (32%), "subclinical" aphasia disorder (40%) TBI severe enough to produce coma results in some form of verbal impairment persisting at least up to 1 year in all patients Treatment Implications Consider potential linguistic deficits when TBI with coma   Assessment Treatment Speech Characteristics Books and Book Chapters Instruments Other Links Search Home   To return to the Abstract References, click on Assessment , Treatment  , or Speech Characteristics or use your browser to go Back.