Neuropsychological dysfunction in severe accidental electrical shock: Two case reports

Applied Neuropsychology

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 208-219

  Crews Jr , W David ^a   Barth, Jeffrey T ^a,b   Brelsford, Tracie N ^a   Francis, Joseph P ^a   McArdle, Pamela A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Electric shock; Neuropsychology; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 11144272904     PISSN: 09084282     EISSN: 15324826     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15324826an0404_2     Document Type: Article

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