Executive dysfunction and characterological changes after traumatic brain injury: Two sides of the same coin?

Cortex

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 39-55

  Tate, Robyn L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Brain injury; Cognition disorders; Frontal lobe

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BRAIN DYSFUNCTION; BRAIN INJURY; CHARACTER; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOTIVATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; NORMAL HUMAN; PERSONALITY DISORDER;

EID: 0033009733     PISSN: 00109452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0010-9452(08)70784-6     Document Type: Article

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