Long-term dysfunction following diffuse traumatic brain injury in the immature rat

Journal of Neurotrauma

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 273-282

  Adelson, P David ^a,b   Dixon, C Edward ^b   Kochanek, Patrick M ^c  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b Department of Neurological Surgery ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive; Functional recovery; Immature; Morris Water Maze; Rats; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; BRAIN INJURY; BRAIN WEIGHT; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; IMMATURITY; INJURY SCALE; LATENT PERIOD; MALE; MAZE TEST; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NONHUMAN; RAT; SPATIAL MEMORY;

EID: 0034076494     PISSN: 08977151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/neu.2000.17.273     Document Type: Article

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