Symptom-based assessment of the severity of a concussion

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 98, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 477-484

  Erlanger, David ^a   Kaushik, Tanya ^a   Cantu, Robert ^a   Barth, Jeffrey T ^a   Broshek, Donna K ^a   Freeman, Jason R ^a   Webbe, Frank M ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Athletic injury; Brain concussion; Computerized cognitive testing; Sports neuropsychology

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BRAIN INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; CONCUSSION; CONCUSSION RESOLUTION INDEX; CONSCIOUSNESS DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; REACTION TIME; SPORT INJURY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 0037373118     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.2003.98.3.0477     Document Type: Article

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