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. 2011 Sep;13(3):311–323. doi: 10.31887/DCNS.2011.13.3/lbrenner

Table IV. Neuropsychological findings often discussed among those with traumatic brain injury or post-traumatic stress disorder.

Traumatic brain injury
Mild Moderate to severe Post-traumatic stress disorder
Cognitive domain Acute/chronic Publication Publication Publication
Attention Acute/chronic Frencham et al35; Peskind et al50 Mathias and Wheaton39; Senathi-Raja et al10 Aupperle et al42; Golier et al71; Samuelson et al45
Sustained attention Chronic Kraus et al3 Mathias and Wheaton39 Vasterling et al72; Vasterling et al27
Emotional processing Halligan et al47; Milad et al48; McNally17; McNally32
Executive dysfunction Acute/chronic Frencham et al35; Peskind et al50 Mathias and Wheaton39; Draper and Ponsford38; Senathi-Raja et al10 Aupperle et al42; Vasterling et al72
Working memory Acute/chronic Frencham et al35; Peskind et al50 Senathi-Raja et al10 Aupperle et al42; Moores et al46; McNally32; Samuelson et al45; Vasterling et al27
Intelligence Gilbertson et al26; Vasterling et al27
Language and communication Levin and Chapman73 McNally32
Learning Acute Frencham et al35 Draper and Ponsford38; Vanderploeg et 74al Samuelson et al45; Vasterling et al72; Vasterling et al27
Processing speed Acute/chronic Frencham et al3; Niogi et al56; Peskind et al49 Draper and Ponsford39; Mathias and Wheaton29; Senathi-Raja et al10; Willmott et al70 Nelson et al31; Samuelson et al45
Verbal memory Acute/chronic Frencham et al35 Senathi-Raja et al10; Lezak et al68 Golier; McNally32; van Pragg
Visual memory Acute Frencham et al35 Senathi-Raja et al10 Marx et al41