Purpose: Difficulties understanding nonliteral language (especially hints) are frequently
reported following acquired brain injury (ABI). Several cognitive mechanisms, such as …

Effective pragmatic comprehension of language is critical for successful communication and
interaction, but this ability is routinely impaired following Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)(1, 2) …

The specific contribution of focal damage of the prefrontal cortex and the cognitive
mechanisms accounting for communicative-pragmatic disorders remains unclear. The …

Background Difficulties in the pragmatic aspects of language are considered a hallmark of
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). However, this claim is mostly based on assessments of …

Objective Nonliteral language comprehension disorders in individuals with acquired brain
injuries (ABI) are frequently reported in the literature but rarely assessed in clinical settings …

Background Mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) without frank neurological disturbance has
been linked to persistent physical, cognitive, and affective disturbances in some cases. The …

Figurative speech (eg, proverb, irony, metaphor, and idiom) has been reported to be
particularly sensitive to measurement of abstract thinking in patients who suffer from …

Background: Comprehension deficits that typify adults with right brain damage (RBD) have
been linked to considerations of processing capacity and processing demands, as well as to …

Deficits in pragmatic language ability are common to a number of clinical populations, for
example, right-hemisphere damage (RHD), Autism and traumatic brain injury (TBI). In these …

Introduction: Closed head injury is associated with impairment in a range of executive skills,
and with everyday difficulties in social interactions. Comprehension of pragmatic language …