Cognitive rehabilitation of executive functioning in patients with frontal lobe brain damage

Abstract

Executive functioning deficits due to prefrontal damage cause disorders of planning, strategy application, self-regulation, inhibition, goal-directed behavior, initiation, and insight. One of the theoretically based interventions is metacognitive strategy training, that is, self-monitoring and self-regulation training. The problem solving training is supported by Cicerone’s systematic reviews as practice guideline. The Goal management training is another promising method based on numerous cognitive rehabilitation findings for sustained attention and executive function.