Neuropsychiatric sequelae one year after a minor head injury

Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 65, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 899-902

  Deb, Shoumitro ^a   Lyons, Ita ^a   Koutzoukis, Charis ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Minor head injury; Neuropsychiatric sequelae

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEAD INJURY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COHORT STUDIES; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0032247401     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.65.6.899     Document Type: Article

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