Classification of mild and severe head injury
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The neuropsychological similarities of mild and more severe head injury.
Reports in the literature have suggested that the neuropsychological effects of mild head injury are selective, represented by impairment of attention, information processing, and memory, and that evaluations with comprehensive and standard test batteries are likely to miss such deficits. The present study compared groups of individuals with mild head injuries, more severe head injuries, and no...
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology
سال: 1995
ISSN: 0887-6177
DOI: 10.1016/0887-6177(95)92934-w