Ritalin and neurobehavioural therapy in the treatment of low arousal following severe brain injury

NeuroRehabilitation

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 201-204

  Braha, Richard E D ^a,b   Joyce, Brenda M ^a,b   Smith, Lorraine S ^a  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH II HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Communication; Low arousal; Neuro behaviour therapy; Ritalin; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

METHYLPHENIDATE;

ADULT; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BRAIN INJURY; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; SKILL;

EID: 0032788117     PISSN: 10538135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/nre-1999-12306     Document Type: Article

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