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Confabulation in Traumatic Brain Injury: What do SLPs need to know?
What is it about?
This paper provides a summary of confabulation observed in individuals with brain injury for the context of Speech Language Pathologists interested in learning more about this behavior. We summarize a brief history of the term, several proposed definitions, associated neural mechanisms, and SLP-related assessment and intervention strategies.
Why is it important?
Confabulation is a commonly observed symptom of a variety of brain injuries. Confabulation can impact quality of life, relationships, and employment opportunities for individuals with brain injury and should be part of the scope of cognitive-communication disorder treatment for SLPs. Despite this, there are no clinical best practice guidelines for SLPs to utilize to define, measure, or treat this behavior.