Primary brainstem injury: Benign course and improved survival

Acta Neurochirurgica

Volumn 141, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 515-519

  Bhatoe, H S ^a,b  

^a Classified Specialist   (India)

^b NONE   (India)

Author keywords

Brainstem; Facial myokymia; Head injury; Internuclear ophthalmoplegia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANISOCORIA; ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMAN; INTERNUCLEAR OPHTHALMOPLEGIA; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGIDITY; SURVIVAL RATE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TREMOR;

ADULT; ANISOCORIA; BRAIN STEM; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE PROGRESSION; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; HEAD INJURIES, CLOSED; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MUSCLE RIGIDITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033004365     PISSN: 00016268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s007010050333     Document Type: Article

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