Traumatic mutism in severe head injury relieve by oral diazepam

Disability and Rehabilitation

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 482-484

  Caradoc Davies, T H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Diazepam; Head Injury; Mutism

Indexed keywords

DIAZEPAM;

ADULT; APHASIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; MUTISM; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PREMEDICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029790449     PISSN: 09638288     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09638289609165913     Document Type: Article

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