Post-traumatic bilateral diffuse cerebral swelling

Acta Neurochirurgica

Volumn 139, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 295-302

  Kazan, S ^a   Tuncer, R ^a   Karasoy, M ^a   Rahat, O ^a   Saveren, M ^a  

^a AKDENIZ UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Adult; Bilateral diffuse cerebral swelling; Head injury; Paediatric

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN INJURY; CHILD; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030893239     PISSN: 00016268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01808824     Document Type: Article

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