The persistent vegetative state after closed head injury: Clinical and magnetic resonance imaging findings in 42 patients

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 88, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 809-816

  Kampfl, Andreas ^a   Franz, Gerhard ^b   Aichner, Franz ^b   Pfausler, Bettina ^b   Haring, Hans Peter ^b   Felber, Stefan ^b   Luz, Gabriele ^b   Schocke, Michael ^b   Schmutzhard, Erich ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Closed head injury; Magnetic resonance imaging; Persistent vegetative state

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS CALLOSUM; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERSISTENT VEGETATIVE STATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031949138     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.1998.88.5.0809     Document Type: Article

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