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This paper aimed to review the limited, but growing literature on prospective
memory (PM) following closed head injury (CHI). Search of two commonly used
databases yielded studies that could be classified as:
self- or other-report of
PM deficits; behavioral PM measures in adults with CHI, behavioral PM measures in
children and adolescents with CHI, and treatment of PM in adults with CHI. The
methodology and findings of these studies were critically reviewed and discussed.
Because of the small number of studies, meta-analysis was only conducted for
studies that used behavioral PM measures in adults to integrate findings. PM
deficits were found to be commonly reported by patients with CHI and their
significant others and they could be identified using behavioral measures in
adults, children and adolescents with CHI. However, more work is needed to
clarify the nature and mechanisms of these deficits. Although some promising
results have been reported by studies that evaluated PM treatment, most studies
lack tight experimental control and used only a small number of participants. The
paper concluded with some suggestions for future research.
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