Selective attention deficits and subjective fatigue following traumatic brain injury

Neuropsychology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 383-390

  Ziino, Carlo ^a   Ponsford, Jennie ^a,b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MONASH EPWORTH REHABILITATION RESEARCH CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Attention; Brain injury; Fatigue

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; ATTENTION DISTURBANCE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; BRAIN INJURIES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL FATIGUE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REACTION TIME;

EID: 33745062473     PISSN: 08944105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0894-4105.20.3.383     Document Type: Article

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