Cognitive outcome after mild and moderate traumatic brain injury in older adults

Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 739-753

  Goldstein, Felicia C ^a,c   Levin, Harvey S ^b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; BRAIN INJURY; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW;

AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; AGING; BRAIN INJURIES; COGNITION; COGNITION DISORDERS; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMANS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 0035753448     PISSN: 13803395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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