Computerized cognitive rehabilitation of attention and executive function in acquired brain injury: A systematic review

Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 419-433

  Bogdanova, Yelena ^a,b   Yee, Megan K ^a,c   Ho, Vivian T ^a,b   Cicerone, Keith D ^d,e  

^a VA BOSTON HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d JFK JOHNSON REHABILITATION INSTITUTE   (United States)

^e RUTGERS ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

ABI; Attention; Cognitive rehabilitation; Computerized intervention; Executive function; Stroke; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED BRAIN INJURY; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CINAHL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; COGNITIVE REHABILITATION; EMBASE; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; HUMAN; MEDLINE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PSYCINFO; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; BRAIN INJURY; COGNITION; COMPUTER ASSISTED THERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC);

ATTENTION; BRAIN INJURIES; COGNITION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; HUMANS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 84951964124     PISSN: 08859701     EISSN: 1550509X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HTR.0000000000000203     Document Type: Article

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