Lightning stroke and neuropsychological impairment: Cases and questions

Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 64, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 763-769

  Van Zomeren, Adriaan H ^a   Duis, Henk Jan Ten ^a   Minderhoud, Jan M ^a   Sipma, Mirjam ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Lightning stroke; Neuropsychology; Post traumatic stress disorder

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECTIVE NEUROSIS; AGED; AMNESIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEPRESSION; ELECTRIC INJURY; EMOTION; FATIGUE; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRRITABILITY; LIGHTNING; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; PERSONALITY; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REACTION TIME; UNCONSCIOUSNESS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMNESIA; BRAIN INJURIES; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIGHTNING INJURIES; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PERSONALITY DISORDERS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

EID: 0031779223     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.64.6.763     Document Type: Article

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