Excitatory amino acid concentrations in ventricular cerebrospinal fluid after severe traumatic brain injury in infants and children: The role of child abuse

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 138, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 18-25

  Ruppel, Randall A ^a,b   Kochanek, Patrick M ^a,b   Adelson, P David ^a,b   Rose, Marie E ^a,b   Wisniewski, Stephen R ^a,b   Bell, Michael J ^a,b   Clark, Robert S B ^a,b   Marion, Donald W ^a,b   Graham, Steven H ^a,b  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPARTIC ACID; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLYCINE;

AMINO ACID ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; MENINGITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0035145555     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mpd.2001.110979     Document Type: Article

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