Neuropsychological evaluation in primary care

American Family Physician

Volumn 82, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 495-502

  Michels, Thomas C ^a   Tiu, Alvin Y ^a   Graver, Christopher J ^a  

^a MADIGAN ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BECK ANXIETY INVENTORY; BRAIN CONCUSSION; BRAIN FUNCTION; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; DECISION MAKING; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; DRIVING ABILITY; GENERAL HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER; HUMAN; MENTAL CAPACITY; MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; ALGORITHM; ANAMNESIS; BRAIN INJURY; CAR DRIVING; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONVALESCENCE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

ALGORITHMS; ANXIETY; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; BRAIN INJURIES; COGNITION DISORDERS; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; HUMANS; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; MENTAL COMPETENCY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 77957264826     PISSN: 0002838X     EISSN: 0002838X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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