ANAM4 TBI reaction time-based tests have prognostic utility for acute concussion

Military Medicine

Volumn 178, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 767-774

  Norris, Jacob N ^a   Carr, Walter ^a   Herzig, Thomas ^b   Labrie, D Walter ^c   Sams, Richard ^d  

^a NAVAL MEDICAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^c NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER PORTSMOUTH   (United States)

^d Kings Bay Branch Health Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN CONCUSSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MILITARY MEDICINE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PROGNOSIS; REACTION TIME; RETURN TO WORK; SOLDIER; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; BRAIN CONCUSSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MILITARY MEDICINE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; REACTION TIME; RETURN TO WORK; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84879715955     PISSN: 00264075     EISSN: 1930613X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7205/MILMED-D-12-00493     Document Type: Article

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