Subjective fatigue, mental effort, and attention deficits after severe traumatic brain injury

Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair

Volumn 23, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 939-944

  Belmont, Angelique ^a,b,c   Agar, Nathalie ^a   Azouvi, Philippe ^a,b,c,d  

^a RAYMOND POINCARÉ HOSPITAL   (France)

^b INSERM   (France)

^c SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^d LABORATOIRE DES SCIENCES DU CLIMAT ET DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

Author keywords

Attention deficits; Mental fatigue; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSTHYMIA; FATIGUE; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMAN; MALE; MONTGOMERY ASBERG DEPRESSION RATING SCALE; MOOD; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTENTION; BRAIN INJURIES; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL FATIGUE; MIDDLE AGED; MOOD DISORDERS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REACTION TIME; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 71049187291     PISSN: 15459683     EISSN: 15526844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1545968309340327     Document Type: Article

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