Assessment of minimally responsive patients: Clinical difficulties of single-case design

Brain Injury

Volumn 13, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 829-837

  Piguet, Olivier ^b   King, A Clayton ^a   Harrison, David P ^c  

^a ROYAL REHABILITATION CENTRE SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases   (Australia)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; METHYLPHENIDATE; PSYCHOSTIMULANT AGENT;

ADULT; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; HUMAN; MALE; NERVE POTENTIAL; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0032855588     PISSN: 02699052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/026990599121223     Document Type: Article

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