The Delis-Kaplan Executive Function System sorting test as an evaluative tool for executive functions after severe traumatic brain injury: A comparative study

Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 151-159

  Heled, Eyal ^a,b   Hoofien, Dan ^b,c   Margalit, Dana ^a   Natovich, Rachel ^a   Agranov, Eugenia ^a,d  

^a SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^c National Institute for the Rehabilitation of the Brain Injured   (Israel)

^d TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Delis Kaplan Executive Function System Sorting Test; Executive functions; Neuropsychological evaluation; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; PUBLICATION; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAIN INJURIES; COGNITION DISORDERS; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; ROC CURVE; TRANSLATIONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84856886713     PISSN: 13803395     EISSN: 1744411X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13803395.2011.625351     Document Type: Article

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