Objective measurement of fatigue following traumatic brain injury

Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 33-40

  Ashman, Teresa A ^a   Cantor, Joshua B ^a   Gordon, Wayne A ^a   Spielman, Lisa ^a   Egan, Matthew ^a   Ginsberg, Annika ^a   Engmann, Clara ^a   Dijkers, Marcel ^a   Flanagan, Steven ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive performance; Fatigue; Mental fatigue; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DYSTHYMIA; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY SEVERITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; SCORING SYSTEM; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

ADULT; BRAIN INJURIES; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL FATIGUE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS;

EID: 38549169624     PISSN: 08859701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.HTR.0000308719.70288.22     Document Type: Article

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