The agitated brain injured patient. Part 1: Definitions, differential diagnosis, and assessment

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 77, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 617-623

  Sandel, M Elizabeth ^a,c   Mysiw, W Jerry ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; AGITATION; AKATHISIA; AMNESIA; BRAIN INJURY; COGNITION; DELIRIUM; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; NOMENCLATURE; REVIEW;

EID: 0029998288     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-9993(96)90306-8     Document Type: Review

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