Sustained attention following traumatic brain injury: Use of the Psychomotor Vigilance Task

Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 210-224

  Sinclair, Kelly L ^a   Ponsford, Jennie L ^a,b   Rajaratnam, Shantha M W ^a   Anderson, Clare ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b EPWORTH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Daytime sleepiness; Fatigue; Information processing speed; Psychomotor Vigilance Task; Sleep disturbance; Sustained attention; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; AUDITORY STIMULATION; BRAIN INJURY; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CENTRAL SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; BRAIN INJURIES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SLEEP APNEA, CENTRAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84874270709     PISSN: 13803395     EISSN: 1744411X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13803395.2012.762340     Document Type: Article

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