Effort test performance in clinical acute brain injury, community brain injury, and epilepsy populations

Applied Neuropsychology: Adult

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 183-194

  Hampson, Natalie E ^a   Kemp, Steven ^b   Coughlan, Anthony K ^b   Moulin, Chris J A ^c   Bhakta, Bipin B ^d  

^a SALFORD ROYAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b ST JAMES S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE BOURGOGNE   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

effort; malingering; symptom validity; WMT

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; BRAIN INJURY; COGNITION DISORDERS; COMPLICATION; EPILEPSY; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SHORT TERM MEMORY; WECHSLER INTELLIGENCE SCALE;

ADULT; AGED; BRAIN INJURIES; COGNITION DISORDERS; EPILEPSY; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; WECHSLER SCALES;

EID: 84905465771     PISSN: 23279095     EISSN: 23279109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09084282.2013.787425     Document Type: Article

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