Cognitive intra-individual variability has a positive association with traumatic brain injury severity and suboptimal effort

Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 640-648

  Hill, Benjamin D ^a   Rohling, Martin L ^a   Boettcher, Anneliese C ^a   Meyers, John E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA   (United States)

^b Meyers Neuropsychological Services   (United States)

Author keywords

Dispersion; Intra individual variability; Performance validity; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; COGNITION; DISABILITY; DISPERSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; INTRA-INDIVIDUAL VARIABILITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PERFORMANCE VALIDITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

DISPERSION; INTRA-INDIVIDUAL VARIABILITY; PERFORMANCE VALIDITY; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

ADULT; BRAIN INJURIES; COGNITION; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 84890384399     PISSN: 08876177     EISSN: 18735843     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/arclin/act045     Document Type: Article

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