Comparative use of magnetic resonance imaging and electrophysiologic investigation for the prognosis of head injury

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 44-49

  Wedekind, Christoph ^a   Fischbach, Roman ^a   Pakos, Paul ^a   Terhaag, Ditmar ^a   Klug, Norfrid ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Evoked potentials; Head injury; Magnetic resonance imaging

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUDITORY NERVOUS SYSTEM; BASAL GANGLION; BRAIN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; BRAIN STEM; CORPUS CALLOSUM; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; MESENCEPHALON; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PONS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032789352     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-199907000-00010     Document Type: Article

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