Sustained favorable effects of cognitive training in children with acquired brain injuries

NeuroRehabilitation

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 109-116

  Van 'T Hooft, Ingrid ^a   Andersson, Karin ^a   Bergman, Barbro ^d   Sejersen, Thomas ^a   Von Wendt, Lennart ^a,b   Bartfai, Aniko ^c  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c DANDERYD HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Acquired brain injuries; Children; Cognitive training; Training effects

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BRAIN INJURY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE REHABILITATION; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MEMORY; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; ONSET AGE; RANDOMIZATION; REACTION TIME; SEX DIFFERENCE; TRAINING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34447617857     PISSN: 10538135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/nre-2007-22206     Document Type: Article

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