Delta-alpha ratio correlates with level of recovery after neurorehabilitation in patients with acquired brain injury

Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 120, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1039-1045

  Leon Carrion, Jose ^a,b   Martin Rodriguez, Juan Francisco ^b   Damas Lopez, Jesus ^b   Barroso y Martin, Juan Manuel ^a   Dominguez Morales, Maria Rosario ^b  

^a School of Psychology of the University   (Spain)

^b Center for Brain Injury Rehabilitation CRECER   (Spain)

Author keywords

Acquired brain injury; Delta alpha ratio; Functional assessment; Long term outcome; Neuropsychological rehabilitation; Quantitative EEG

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DELTA ALPHA RATIO; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MEAN BRAIN SYMMETRY INDEX; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NEUROREHABILITATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARAMETER; POWER RATIO INDEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REHABILITATION CARE; STEADY STATE; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

EID: 67349098442     PISSN: 13882457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2009.01.021     Document Type: Article

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