Is neuropsychological testing useful in the management of sport-related concussion?

Journal of Athletic Training

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 139-152

  Randolph, Christopher ^a,e   McCrea, Michael ^b,c   Barr, William B ^d  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Waukesha Memorial Hospital   (United States)

^c MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^d NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Athletic injury; Neurocognitive function; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

BRAIN INJURY; COGNITION; CONCUSSION; CONVALESCENCE; DECISION MAKING; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE TEST; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDLINE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PERSONALITY TEST; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOMETRY; PSYCINFO; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; SPORT INJURY; SYMPTOM; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TASK PERFORMANCE; VALIDATION PROCESS; WORK RESUMPTION;

EID: 26644433904     PISSN: 10626050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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