Computer-based cognitive retraining for adults with chronic acquired brain injury: A pilot study

Occupational Therapy in Health Care

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 333-344

  Li, Kitsum ^a   Robertson, Julie ^a   Ramos, Joshua ^a   Gella, Stephanie ^a  

^a DOMINICAN UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Attention; Cerebrovascular accident; Cognitive rehabilitation; Computer based intervention; Memory; Stroke; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED BRAIN INJURY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMPUTER BASED COGNITIVE RETRAINING; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; HUMAN; MEMORY DISORDER; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PERFORMANCE; PILOT STUDY; SKILL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; ATTENTION; BRAIN INJURY, CHRONIC; COGNITION; COGNITION DISORDERS; HUMANS; MEMORY; MEMORY DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84885457591     PISSN: 07380577     EISSN: 15413098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/07380577.2013.844877     Document Type: Article

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