The relationship of psychological and cognitive factors and opioids in the development of the postconcussion syndrome in general trauma patients with mild traumatic brain injury

Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 792-801

  Meares, Susanne ^a   Shores, E Arthur ^a   Batchelor, Jennifer ^a   Baguley, Ian J ^b   Chapman, Jennifer ^b   Gurka, Joseph ^b   Marosszeky, Jeno E ^b  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acute Stress Disorder; Brain concussion; Head injury; Minor; Narcotic; Neuropsychological

Indexed keywords

OPIATE; NARCOTIC AGENT; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISSOCIATIVE DISORDER; EFFECT SIZE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POSTCONCUSSION SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STRESS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; VERBAL COMMUNICATION; BRAIN INJURY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG EFFECT; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PHYSIOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; BRAIN INJURIES; COGNITION; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NARCOTICS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PAIN; POST-CONCUSSION SYNDROME; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 33947248424     PISSN: 13556177     EISSN: 14697661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1355617706060978     Document Type: Article

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