MRI-analysis of brain atrophy after severe closed-head injury: Relation to clinical status

Brain Injury

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 597-604

  Henry Feugeas, Marie C ^a   Azouvi, Philippe ^b   Fontaine, Anne ^b   Denys, Pierre ^b   Bussel, Bernard ^b   Maaz, Fahid ^a   Samson, Yves ^c   Schouman Claeys, Elisabeth ^a  

^a BICHAT HOSPITAL   (France)

^b RAYMOND POINCARÉ HOSPITAL   (France)

^c SERVICE HOSPITALIER FRÉDÉRIC JOLIOT   (France)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN ATROPHY; BRAIN INJURY; BRAIN VENTRICLE DILATATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMA; CORPUS CALLOSUM; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMAN; MALE; MORPHOMETRICS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

EID: 0033938674     PISSN: 02699052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02699050050043962     Document Type: Article

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