AUTHOR=Chevignard Mathilde , Guerra Amanda , Fliss Rafika , Salah Lucie , Pineau Emmanuelle , Notteghem Pauline , Roche Jeanne , Huon Caroline , Krasny Pacini Agata , Le Gall Didier , Fournet Nathalie , Roulin Jean-Luc , Roy Arnaud 

TITLE=Comprehensive assessment of executive functioning following childhood severe traumatic brain injury: clinical utility of the child executive functions battery

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Psychology

VOLUME=Volume 14 - 2023

YEAR=2023

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1160210

DOI=10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1160210

ISSN=1664-1078

ABSTRACT=Objectives: To perform a detailed description of executive functioning following moderate-to-severe childhood traumatic brain injury (TBI), and to study demographic and severity factors influencing outcome.A convenience sample of children/adolescents aged 7-16 years, referred to a rehabilitation department after a TBI (n=43), was compared to normative data using a newly developed neuropsychological test battery (Childhood Executive Functions Battery -CEF-B) and BRIEF.Results: Performance in the TBI group was significantly impaired in most of the CEF-B subtests, with moderate to large effect sizes. Regarding everyday life, patients were significantly impaired in most BRIEF clinical scales, both in parent-and in teacher reports. Univariate correlations in the TBI group did not yield significant correlations between the CEF-B and socio-economic status, TBI severity, or age at injury.Executive functioning is severely altered following severe childhood TBI and is best assessed using a combination of developmentally appropriate neuropsychological tests and behavioral ratings to provide a comprehensive understanding of children's executive functions.