Working memory impairments in traumatic brain injury: Evidence from a dual-task paradigm

Neuropsychologia

Volumn 35, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 1341-1353

  Mcdowell, Sharon ^a,b   Whyte, John ^a,b   D'Esposito, Mark ^c  

^a MOSS REHABILITATION RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b TEMPLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Executive function; Frontal lobes; Traumatic brain injury; Working memory

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RESPONSE TIME; TASK PERFORMANCE; WORKING MEMORY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTENTION; BRAIN INJURIES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMANS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; MEMORY DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REACTION TIME; VOLITION;

EID: 0030721448     PISSN: 00283932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0028-3932(97)00082-1     Document Type: Article

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