Utility of the UFOV test with mild traumatic brain injury

Appl Neuropsychol. 2005;12(3):138-42. doi: 10.1207/S15324826AN1203_3.

Abstract

Driving skills are socially important, easily disrupted by brain injury, and potentially risky and difficult to evaluate afterward. The Useful Field of View test has seen successful use with severe traumatic brain injury (TBI), but its use with mild TBI victims has not been examined. This study shows its ecological insensitivity among persons with mild TBI or no impairment and suggests its use be limited to more severely impaired persons.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Attention / physiology*
  • Automobile Driver Examination*
  • Brain Injuries / diagnosis*
  • Brain Injuries / etiology
  • Brain Injuries / physiopathology*
  • Brain Injuries / psychology
  • Data Collection
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Luria-Nebraska Neuropsychological Battery
  • Male
  • Predictive Value of Tests
  • Visual Fields / physiology*