Neuropsychological Assessment of Sport-Related Concussion

Clinics in Sports Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 73-88

  Johnson, Eric W ^a   Kegel, Nathan E ^a   Collins, Michael W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Concussion; Management; MTBI; Neuropsychology; Sports

Indexed keywords

AMANTADINE;

AGE; BRAIN CONCUSSION; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE DURATION; HUMAN; INJURY SEVERITY; INSTRUMENT VALIDATION; MEDICAL HISTORY; MORNING DOSAGE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; PATIENT MONITORING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOMETRY; REVIEW; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPORT INJURY; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; VALIDITY;

AGE FACTORS; ATHLETIC INJURIES; BRAIN CONCUSSION; BRAIN INJURIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOMETRICS; SEX FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 78149433665     PISSN: 02785919     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.csm.2010.08.007     Document Type: Review

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