Brain stem contusion due to tentorial coup injury: Case report and pathomechanical analysis from normal cadavers

British Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 151-155

  Saeki, N ^a,b   Yamaura, A ^a   Sunami, K ^a  

^a CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NONE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Brain stem; Head injury; MRI; Tentorial incisura

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; BRAIN CONTUSION; BRAIN STEM INJURY; CADAVER; CASE REPORT; CEREBELLUM TENTORIUM; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROANATOMY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; BRAIN CONCUSSION; BRAIN MAPPING; BRAIN STEM; CEREBELLUM; DOMINANCE, CEREBRAL; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MESENCEPHALON; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PONS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0031922365     PISSN: 02688697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02688699845302     Document Type: Article

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