Rehabilitation of divided attention after severe traumatic brain injury: A randomised trial

Neuropsychological Rehabilitation

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 321-339

  Couillet, Josette ^a   Soury, Stephane ^b   Lebornec, Gaelle ^a   Asloun, Sybille ^a   Joseph, Pierre Alain ^b   Mazaux, Jean Michel ^b   Azouvi, Philippe ^a,c,d  

^a RAYMOND POINCARÉ HOSPITAL   (France)

^b HÔPITAL PELLEGRIN   (France)

^c SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

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

Author keywords

Cognitive rehabilitation; Divided attention; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BRAIN INJURY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REACTION TIME; RECALL; SHORT TERM MEMORY; STATISTICS;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASSOCIATION LEARNING; ATTENTION; BRAIN INJURIES; BRAIN INJURY, CHRONIC; COGNITION DISORDERS; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; MENTAL RECALL; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRACTICE (PSYCHOLOGY); PSYCHOMETRICS; REACTION TIME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77952729126     PISSN: 09602011     EISSN: 14640694     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09602010903467746     Document Type: Article

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