Quantification of post-concussion symptoms 3 months after minor head injury in 100 consecutive patients

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 245, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 609-612

  Ingebrigtsen, Tor ^a   Waterloo, Knut ^a   Marup Jensen, Svend ^b   Attner, Elisabeth ^b   Romner, Bertil ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH NORWAY   (Norway)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Head injury; Outcome; Post concussion symptoms; Rivermead Ppostconcussion Symptoms Questionnaire

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONCENTRATION LOSS; CONCUSSION; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HEADACHE; HUMAN; IRRITABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VERTIGO;

EID: 0031705669     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004150050254     Document Type: Article

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