Comparing post-concussive neurocognitive test data to normative data presents risks for under-classifying "above average" athletes

Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 625-632

  Schatz, Philip ^a   Robertshaw, Stacey ^a  

^a SAINT JOSEPH S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Baseline assessment; Concussion; MTBI; Neuropsychological assessment

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATHLETE; COGNITION DISORDERS; COMPLICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; POST-CONCUSSION SYNDROME; REFERENCE VALUE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATHLETES; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; POST-CONCUSSION SYNDROME; REFERENCE VALUES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84911422473     PISSN: 08876177     EISSN: 18735843     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/arclin/acu041     Document Type: Article

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