Treatment of unawareness of deficits in patients with acquired brain injury: A systematic review

Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2014, Pages E9-E30

  Schrijnemaekers, Anne Claire ^a   Smeets, Sanne M J ^c   Ponds, Rudolf W H M ^a,c,d   Van Heugten, Caroline M ^c,e   Rasquin, Sascha ^a,b  

^a Department of Brain Injury   (Netherlands)

^b Adelante Rehabilitation Centre   (Netherlands)

^c MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^e MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Awareness; Brain injuries; Intervention studies; Literature review; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED BRAIN INJURY; AWARENESS; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DENIAL; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HUMAN; IMPAIRED AWARENESS; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; POSTTRAUMATIC COMPLICATION; QUALITY CONTROL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REINFORCEMENT; REVIEW; SELF CONCEPT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TASK PERFORMANCE; BRAIN INJURIES; DISABLED PERSON; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PSYCHOLOGY;

AWARENESS; BRAIN INJURIES; DISABLED PERSONS; FEEDBACK; HUMANS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 84925936796     PISSN: 08859701     EISSN: 1550509X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.HTR.0000438117.63852.b4     Document Type: Review

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