Pragmatic Disorder Due To Tbi: A Phenomenological Approach To Rehabilitation

People who suffer from traumatic brain injury (TBI) are frequently affected by pragmatic disorder (PD), among other communicative impairments. While largely neglected in terms of rehabilitation strategies, the skills impaired by PD play a fundamental role in the quality of life of people who suffer from TBI. PD uniquely impacts a person's cognitive and interpersonal abilities, including those from their pre-morbid history. The aim of this work is to propose a theoretical framework, based on a dialogue between neuropsychology and phenomenology, that may provide a useful paradigm in approaches to rehabilitation in PD. Instead of fragmenting this disorder into a list of symptoms, we address it as a consequence of a non-historical alteration of "ipseity" in connection with the concept of "embodiment". In conclusion, we suggest an intervention for this neuropsychopathology.