The Course of Post-Traumatic Amnesia: Three Little Words

Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 108-116

  Schwartz, Michael L ^a,d,e   Carruth, F ^a   Binns, M A ^b   Brandys, C ^c   Moulton, R ^c,d   Snow, W G ^a   Stuss, D T ^b,d  

^a SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b ROTMAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^e NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMNESIA; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMNESIA; BRAIN INJURIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VERBAL LEARNING;

EID: 0031835706     PISSN: 03171671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0317167100033709     Document Type: Article

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