Slow information processing after very severe closed head injury: Impaired access to declarative knowledge and intact application and acquisition of procedural knowledge

Neuropsychologia

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 467-478

  Timmerman, M E ^a   Brouwer, W H ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Attention; Memory access; Mental rotation; Mirror reading; Speed of information processing; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LEARNING; MALE; MEMORY; MENTAL TASK; REACTION TIME; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMNESIA, RETROGRADE; BRAIN INJURIES; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEAD INJURIES, CLOSED; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY DISORDERS; MENTAL PROCESSES; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME;

EID: 0033032959     PISSN: 00283932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0028-3932(98)00085-2     Document Type: Article

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