Long-term benefits of an early online problem-solving intervention for executive dysfunction after traumatic brain injury in children A randomized clinical trial

JAMA Pediatrics

Volumn 168, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 523-531

  Kurowski, Brad G ^a   Wade, Shari L ^a   Kirkwood, Michael W ^b   Brown, Tanya M ^c   Stancin, Terry ^d   Taylor, Gerry ^e  

^a CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Mayo Clinic   (United States)

^d METROHEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COGNITIVE REHABILITATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUNSELOR ASSISTED PROBLEM SOLVING INTERVENTION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; EARLY INTERVENTION; EXECUTIVE DYSFUNCTION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMAN; INJURY SEVERITY; INTERNET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY; MULTICENTER STUDY; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBLEM SOLVING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF EVALUATION; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

ADOLESCENT; BRAIN INJURIES; CHILD; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PROBLEM SOLVING; QUESTIONNAIRES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84902205061     PISSN: 21686203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2013.5070     Document Type: Article

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