Correlation between denial of illness and executive function following stroke: A pilot study

Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 96-100

  Narushima, Kenji ^a   Moser, David J ^a   Robinson, Robert G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; FLUOXETINE; NORTRIPTYLINE; PLACEBO;

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEFENSIVE BEHAVIOR; DENIAL; DENIAL OF ILLNESS; DENIAL OF ILLNESS SCALE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; JOHNS HOPKINS FUNCTIONAL INVENTORY SCALE; MALE; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STROKE; WISCONSIN CARD SORTING TEST; WISCONSIN CARD SORTING TEST PERSEVERATIVE ERRORS;

EID: 39749202773     PISSN: 08950172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/jnp.2008.20.1.96     Document Type: Article

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