Oculomotor neurorehabilitation for reading in mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI): An integrative approach

NeuroRehabilitation

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 129-146

  Thiagarajan, Preethi ^a   Ciuffreda, Kenneth J ^a   Capo Aponte, Jose E ^b   Ludlam, Diana P ^a   Kapoor, Neera ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b WOMACK ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

eye movements; mTBI; nearvision symptoms; neuroplasticity; oculomotor deficiency; oculomotor learning; oculomotor rehabilitation; reading dysfunction; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

EYE MOVEMENTS; MTBI; NEARVISION SYMPTOMS; NEUROPLASTICITY; OCULOMOTOR DEFICIENCY; OCULOMOTOR LEARNING; OCULOMOTOR REHABILITATION; READING DYSFUNCTION; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

ADULT; BRAIN INJURIES; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; EYE MOVEMENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OCULAR MOTILITY DISORDERS; READING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84894211552     PISSN: 10538135     EISSN: 18786448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/NRE-131025     Document Type: Article

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