Quantitative electroencephalographic evaluation of non-fatal and fatal traumatic coma

Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 106, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 244-250

  Kane, N M ^a   Moss, T H ^b   Curry, S H ^a   Butler, S R ^c  

^a University of Bristol The Burden Neurological Institute   (United Kingdom)

^b FRENCHAY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Brain stem auditory evoked potentials (BAEPs); Coma; Head injury; Quantitative electroencephalogram (EEG)

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALPHA RHYTHM; ARTICLE; BETA RHYTHM; BRAIN INJURY; CHILD; COMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EVOKED BRAIN STEM AUDITORY RESPONSE; FATALITY; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LEFT HEMISPHERE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NERVE INJURY; OCCIPITAL LOBE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; TEMPORAL LOBE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMA; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS, AUDITORY, BRAIN STEM; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0031982241     PISSN: 00134694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0013-4694(97)00141-7     Document Type: Article

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