Persistent symptoms in mild to moderate traumatic brain injury associated with executive dysfunction

Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 767-774

  Hartikainen, Kaisa M ^a,b   Waljas, Minna ^a   Isoviita, Tuulia ^b   Dastidar, Prasun ^a   Liimatainen, Suvi ^a   Solbakk, Anne Kristin ^c   Ogawa, Keith H ^d   Soimakallio, Seppo ^a   Ylinen, Aarne ^e   Öhman, Juha ^a  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^c OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^d SAINT MARY'S COLLEGE OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e Invalidiliitto ry   (Finland)

Author keywords

Cognitive performance; Diffusion tensor imaging; Executive function; Frontal lobes; Head injury; Mesencephalon; Mild traumatic brain injury; Neuropsychological assessment; Postconcussion syndrome; Reaction time

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN; BRAIN INJURY; COGNITION; DEPRESSION; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOOD DISORDER; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REACTION TIME; MOOD DISORDERS; PSYCHOLOGY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; BRAIN; BRAIN INJURIES; COGNITION; DEPRESSION; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOOD DISORDERS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; REACTION TIME; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77954635217     PISSN: 13803395     EISSN: 1744411X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13803390903521000     Document Type: Article

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