Effect of oculomotor rehabilitation on vergence responsivity in mild traumatic brain injury

Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development

Volumn 50, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1223-1239

  Thiagarajan, Preethi ^a   Ciuffreda, Kenneth J ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Acquired brain injury; Mild traumatic brain injury; Nearwork symptoms; Neuroplasticity; Oculomotor dysfunction; Oculomotor learning; Oculomotor rehabilitation; Traumatic brain injury; Vergence; Vergence dysfunction; Visual attention

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED BRAIN INJURIES; MILD TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURIES; NEARWORK SYMPTOMS; NEUROPLASTICITY; OCULOMOTOR DYSFUNCTION; OCULOMOTOR LEARNING; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURIES; VERGENCE DYSFUNCTIONS; VERGENCES; VISUAL ATTENTION;

EYE MOVEMENTS;

BRAIN;

ACQUIRED BRAIN INJURY; MILD TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; NEARWORK SYMPTOMS; NEUROPLASTICITY; OCULOMOTOR DYSFUNCTION; OCULOMOTOR LEARNING; OCULOMOTOR REHABILITATION; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; VERGENCE; VERGENCE DYSFUNCTION; VISUAL ATTENTION;

ACCOMMODATION, OCULAR; ADULT; BRAIN INJURIES; CONVERGENCE, OCULAR; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; OCULOMOTOR MUSCLES; VISION DISORDERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84892586223     PISSN: 07487711     EISSN: 19381352     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1682/JRRD.2012.12.0235     Document Type: Article

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