Factors associated with neurocognitive performance in oif/oef servicemembers with postconcussive complaints in postdeployment clinical settings

Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development

Volumn 51, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 1023-1034

  Cooper, Douglas B ^a,b   Vanderploeg, Rodney D ^a,c   Armistead Jehle, Patrick ^d   Lewis, Jeffrey D ^e   Bowles, Amy O ^b  

^a Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center   (United States)

^b SAN ANTONIO MILITARY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^d Munson Army Health Center   (United States)

^e NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE   (United States)

Author keywords

Blast injuries; Cognitive complaints; Combat veter ans; Mild traumatic brain injury; Neuropsychological assess ment; OIF OEF; Performance validity; Postconcussive symptoms; Postdeployment; Posttraumatic stress disorder

Indexed keywords

BRAIN; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

BLAST INJURIES; COGNITIVE COMPLAINTS; COMBAT VETER-ANS; MILD TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURIES; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL; OIF/OEF; PERFORMANCE VALIDITY; POSTCONCUSSIVE SYMPTOMS; POSTDEPLOYMENT; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER;

POPULATION STATISTICS;

ADULT; AMNESIA; AMPUTATION; ARTICLE; BURN; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONSCIOUSNESS DISORDER; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEADACHE; HEADACHE IMPACT TEST; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MILITARY DEPLOYMENT; NEUROBEHAVIORAL SYMPTOM INVENTORY; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER CHECKLIST MILITARY VERSION; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPEATABLE BATTERY FOR THE ASSESSMENT OF NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL STATUS; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

EID: 84922852030     PISSN: 07487711     EISSN: 19381352     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1682/JRRD.2013.05.0104     Document Type: Article

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