Effects of concussion on attention and executive function in adolescents

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1030-1037

  Howell, David ^a   Osternig, Louis ^a   Van Donkelaar, Paul ^b   Mayr, Ulrich ^a   Chou, Li Shan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

attention; executive function; Sport concussion; task switch

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BRAIN CONCUSSION; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SPORT INJURY;

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATHLETIC INJURIES; ATTENTION; BRAIN CONCUSSION; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION;

EID: 84878943680     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: 15300315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1249/MSS.0b013e3182814595     Document Type: Article

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