Assessment and treatment of apathy syndrome following head injury

NeuroRehabilitation

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 325-331

  Kant, Ravi ^a   Smith Seemiller, Laura ^b  

^a Head Injury Clinic   (United States)

^b HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital of Sewickley   (United States)

Author keywords

Apathy; Brain injury; Head injury; Motivation

Indexed keywords

APATHY SYNDROME; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; COGNITION; DELIRIUM; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EMOTIONAL STRESS; HEAD INJURY; MOTIVATION; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; REVIEW; BRAIN INJURY; HUMAN; MOOD DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

BRAIN INJURIES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; MOOD DISORDERS; MOTIVATION;

EID: 0036988147     PISSN: 10538135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/nre-2002-17406     Document Type: Review

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