Concussive convulsions incidence in sport and treatment recommendations

Sports Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 131-136

  McCrory, Paul R ^a,b   Eerkovic, Samuel F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b OLYMPIC PARK SPORTS MEDICINE CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BRAIN CONCUSSION; CASE REPORT; FOOTBALL; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SEIZURE; SPORT INJURY;

ADULT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; BRAIN CONCUSSION; FOOTBALL; HUMANS; MALE; SEIZURES;

EID: 0031992678     PISSN: 01121642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00007256-199825020-00005     Document Type: Article

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