The utility of post-concussion neuropsychological data in identifying cognitive change following sports-related MTBI in the absence of baseline data

Clinical Neuropsychologist

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1077-1091

  Echemendia, Ruben J ^a,b   Bruce, Jared M ^b   Bailey, Christopher M ^c   Sanders, James Forrest ^d   Arnett, Peter ^e   Vargas, Gray ^e  

^a Psychological and Neurobehavioral Associates   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY   (United States)

^c CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d WOMACK ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Baseline evaluation; Concussion; MTBI; Neuropsychological testing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BRAIN CONCUSSION; BRAIN INJURY; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; POSTCONCUSSION SYNDROME; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPORT INJURY; STANDARD; STUDENT;

ADULT; ATHLETES; ATHLETIC INJURIES; BRAIN CONCUSSION; BRAIN INJURIES; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; POST-CONCUSSION SYNDROME; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STUDENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84868231471     PISSN: 13854046     EISSN: 17444144     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13854046.2012.721006     Document Type: Article

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