Subjective improvement following treatment with carbamazepine (tegretol) for a subpopulation of patients with traumatic brain injuries

Perceptual and Motor Skills

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 37-40

  Persinger, M A ^a  

^a LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE;

ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; DICHOTIC LISTENING; EPILEPSY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; MALE; MINNESOTA MULTIPHASIC PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PERSONALITY TEST; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; BRAIN INJURIES; CARBAMAZEPINE; DICHOTIC LISTENING TESTS; EPILEPSY; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HEAD INJURIES, CLOSED; HUMANS; MALE; MMPI; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034136896     PISSN: 00315125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/pms.2000.90.1.37     Document Type: Article

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