Traumatic brain injury in childhood: Rehabilitation considerations

Developmental Neurorehabilitation

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 53-61

  Catroppa, Cathy ^a,b,c,d   Anderson, Vicki ^a,b,c,d  

^a Australian Centre for Child Neuropsychology Studies   (Australia)

^b MURDOCH CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^c ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Paediatric; Rehabilitation; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

AMANTADINE; AMPHETAMINE; DEXAMPHETAMINE; METHYLPHENIDATE; PSYCHOSTIMULANT AGENT;

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; ATTENTION DISTURBANCE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COGNITIVE THERAPY; FAMILY; FAMILY COUNSELING; FAMILY THERAPY; HUMAN; INDUCED HYPOTHERMIA; INTERVENTION STUDY; LABORATORY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOEDUCATION; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUALITY OF LIFE; REHABILITATION CARE; REVIEW; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; BRAIN INJURY; FEMALE; HANDICAPPED CHILD; INJURY SCALE; MALE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROGNOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BRAIN INJURIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISABLED CHILDREN; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; PROGNOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 66949116749     PISSN: 17518423     EISSN: 17518431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17518420802634476     Document Type: Review

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