The relationship between alcohol and cognitive functioning following traumatic brain injury

Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 103-112

  Ponsford, Jennie ^a,b,c   Tweedly, Laura ^a   Taffe, John ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b EPWORTH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c NATIONAL TRAUMA RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alcohol use; Cognition; Executive function; Memory; Processing speed; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CENTRAL DEPRESSANT AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; COGNITION; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; LEARNING; MALE; MEMORY; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; READING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; ALCOHOLISM; BRAIN INJURIES; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSANTS; COGNITION; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; ETHANOL; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; MEMORY; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; READING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERBAL LEARNING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84876120190     PISSN: 13803395     EISSN: 1744411X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13803395.2012.752437     Document Type: Article

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