A systematic review of treatments for mild traumatic brain injury

Brain Injury

Volumn 19, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 863-880

  Comper, Paul ^a   Bisschop, S M ^a   Carnide, N ^b   Tricco, A ^b  

^a TORONTO REHABILITATION INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Brain injury; Mild; MTBI; Outcomes; Rehabilitations; Systematic review; Therapy; Treatments

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; DESMOPRESSIN ACETATE; DIHYDROERGOTAMINE; METOCLOPRAMIDE; PHENELZINE; SERTRALINE;

BRAIN CONCUSSION; BRAIN INJURY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DATA BASE; DEPRESSION; DIZZINESS; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEMORY DISORDER; PATIENT EDUCATION; REVIEW; SLEEP DISORDER; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 27844507234     PISSN: 02699052     EISSN: 1362301X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02699050400025042     Document Type: Review

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