Effects of day-of-injury alcohol intoxication on neuropsychological outcome in the acute recovery period following traumatic brain injury

Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology

Volumn 23, Issue 7-8, 2008, Pages 809-822

  Lange, Rael T ^a   Iverson, Grant L ^a   Franzen, Michael D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b Allegheny General Hospital   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acute outcome; Cognition; Ethanol; Head injury; Neurocognitive; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEMORY; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

EID: 56649106487     PISSN: 08876177     EISSN: 18735843     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.acn.2008.07.004     Document Type: Article

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