Patterns of Recovery of Posttraumatic Confusional State in Neurorehabilitation Admissions After Traumatic Brain Injury

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 90, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1749-1754

  Sherer, Mark ^a,b   Yablon, Stuart A ^c   Nakase Richardson, Risa ^d  

^a TIRR MEMORIAL HERMANN   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c METHODIST REHABILITATION CENTER   (United States)

^d VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain injuries; Confusion; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGITATION; ALERTNESS; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONFUSION; CONVALESCENCE; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISORIENTATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEARING; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INJURY SEVERITY; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NIGHT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOSIS; REHABILITATION CARE; REHABILITATION CENTER; SLEEP DISORDER; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; VISUAL MEMORY; WORKING MEMORY; BRAIN INJURY; INJURY SCALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADULT; BRAIN INJURIES; CONFUSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REHABILITATION CENTERS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70350480832     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2009.05.011     Document Type: Article

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