Neuropsychological outcome in subarachnoid hemorrhage due to aneurysm

Critical Reviews in Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 117-131

  Wilde, Mark C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Aneurysm; Brain damage; Chronic; Cognitive disorders; Hemorrhage; Neuropsychological tests; Ruptured; Subarachnoid hemorrhage

Indexed keywords

ANEURYSM RUPTURE; ATTENTION; BRAIN DAMAGE; BRAIN FUNCTION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMOTIONAL STABILITY; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL ANEURYSM; LANGUAGE; LEARNING; MEMORY; MENTAL DISEASE; NEGLECT; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE; TREATMENT PLANNING; VASOSPASM; VISION;

EID: 33748967538     PISSN: 08962960     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1615/CritRevPhysRehabilMed.v18.i2.30     Document Type: Review

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