Isolated medulla oblongata function after severe traumatic brain injury

Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 127-129

  Wijdicks, E F M ^a,b   Atkinson, J L D ^b   Okazaki, H ^b  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Apnoea test; Brain death; Head injury; Outcome

Indexed keywords

APNEA; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BRAIN CONTUSION; BRAIN DEATH; BRAIN STEM RESPONSE; BREATHING REFLEX; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMA; COUGHING; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EPIDURAL HEMATOMA; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; PONS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THALAMUS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

BRAIN; BRAIN DEATH; BRAIN INJURIES; COMA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA;

EID: 0035138831     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.70.1.127     Document Type: Article

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