Magnetic resonance signal abnormalities and neuropsychological deficits in elderly compressed-air divers

European Neurology

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 194-199

  Tetzlaff, Kay ^a   Friege, Lars ^b   Hutzelmann, Alfred ^b   Reuter, Michael ^b   Höll, Doris ^b   Leplow, Bernd ^b  

^a Schiffahrtmedizinisches Institut der Marine   (Germany)

^b Schiffahrtmedizinisches Inst Mar ^*

Author keywords

Brain lesions; Cognition; Diving; Magnetic resonance imaging; Memory; Psychometric testing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DECOMPRESSION SICKNESS; DIVING; EYE TRACKING; HUMAN; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MENTAL DISEASE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY;

EID: 0032750898     PISSN: 00143022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000008106     Document Type: Article

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