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This study aims to investigate relationships between the preference in use of
visual-verbal cognitive representation and strategies and lesion site in patients
with acquired brain injury. The Visualiser-Verbaliser Questionnaire (VVQ) and the
Questionnaire on Visual and Verbal Strategies (QSVV) were administered to 48
patients by an examiner in an ambulatory setting. Data showed that the preference
for verbalisation decreased in patients with a parietal focal lesion, who tended
to use a mixed cognitive style. Patients with subcortical bilateral lesions
verbalised more than patients with no lesion or right focal lesions. In general,
damage in a specific area associated to a type of cognitive strategy may
compromise its use, but does not lead to its extinction. From a
neurorehabilitation perspective, findings suggest that patients can learn to use
cognitive strategies to compensate for their deficits.

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