Neuropsychological Performance and Functional Capacity Following Mild Traumatic Brain Injury in Veterans.
Jillian M R ClarkZanjbeel MahmoodAmy J JakMarilyn HuckansMaya E O'NeilMai S RoostRhonda M WilliamsAaron P TurnerKathleen F PagulayanDaniel StorzbachElizabeth W TwamleyPublished in: The Journal of head trauma rehabilitation (2021)
Worse neuropsychological functioning was moderately associated with worse performance-based functional capacity, even when accounting for PTSD symptom severity. Verbal learning and memory was the primary neuropsychological domain driving the relationship with functional capacity; improvement in verbal learning and memory may translate into improved functional capacity.