Factors contributing to chronic fatigue after traumatic brain injury

Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 404-412

  Schnieders, Jessica ^a   Willemsen, Dennis ^b   De Boer, Hans ^b  

^a Waterland Hospital   (Netherlands)

^b RIJNSTATE HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

pituitary hormone deficiency; sleep disorders; traumatic brain injury; vitamin D deficiency

Indexed keywords

CALCIFEDIOL; ESTRADIOL; GROWTH HORMONE; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASING FACTOR; HYDROCORTISONE; SOMATOMEDIN C; TESTOSTERONE; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COPING BEHAVIOR; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; DAYTIME SOMNOLENCE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FITNESS; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; INDEPENDENCE; INJURY SEVERITY; LIFE SATISFACTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL CONCENTRATION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; QUALITY OF LIFE; SLEEP; SLEEP DISORDER; SLEEP QUALITY; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; THYROXINE BLOOD LEVEL; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; ATTENTION; BRAIN INJURIES; CHRONIC DISEASE; FATIGUE; GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICAL FITNESS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK FACTORS; SLEEP DISORDERS; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

EID: 84870063109     PISSN: 08859701     EISSN: 1550509X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HTR.0b013e3182306341     Document Type: Article

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