Best practice guidelines for forensic neuropsychological examinations of patients with traumatic brain injury

Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 131-140

  Ruff, Ronald ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b San Francisco Clinical Neurosciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Forensic neuropsychology; Guidelines; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

BRAIN CONCUSSION; BRAIN FUNCTION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMORBIDITY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HUMAN; MALINGERING; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL SERVICE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; POSTCONCUSSION SYNDROME; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; REVIEW; SOCIAL DISABILITY; SPORT INJURY; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; UNCONSCIOUSNESS; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CLASSIFICATION; ETHICS; EXPERT WITNESS; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD;

BRAIN CONCUSSION; BRAIN INJURIES; COGNITION DISORDERS; ETHICS, MEDICAL; EXPERT TESTIMONY; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HUMANS; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; POST-CONCUSSION SYNDROME; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 67649513404     PISSN: 08859701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.HTR.0000348755.42649.e9     Document Type: Review

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