Reversible neuropsychological deficits after mild traumatic brain injury
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Reversible neuropsychological deficits after mild traumatic brain injury.
OBJECTIVES To determine the influence of motivation on performance in a divided attention test of patients after mild traumatic brain injury (MBI). METHODS Comparison of the performance of 12 patients with MBI with 10 patients with severe brain injury (SBI) and 11 healthy controls in a computer supported divided attention task before (T1) and after (T2) verbal motivation. RESULTS At T1, the...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry
سال: 2000
ISSN: 0022-3050
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.68.6.761