Subtle neurological signs predict the severity of subacute cognitive and functional impairments after traumatic brain injury

Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 463-466

  Wortzel, Hal S ^a,b,c   Frey, Kimberly L ^a,c   Anderson, C Alan ^b,c   Arciniegas, David B ^a,b,c  

^a HealthONE Spalding Rehabilitation Hospital   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REHABILITATION CARE; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

EID: 73549111347     PISSN: 08950172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/jnp.2009.21.4.463     Document Type: Article

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