There is differential loss of pyramidal cells from the human hippocampus with survival after blunt head injury

Journal of Neuropathology and Experimental Neurology

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 272-279

  Maxwell, William L ^a   Dhillon, K ^a   Harper, L ^a   Espin, J ^a   Macintosh, T K ^c   Smith, D H ^c   Graham, G I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b NHS GREATER GLASGOW AND CLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult head injury; Blunt head injury; Hippocampus; Pyramidal neurons

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BLUNT TRAUMA; CELL COUNT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; NERVOUS SYSTEM INJURY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; SKULL FRACTURE; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0037339576     PISSN: 00223069     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jnen/62.3.272     Document Type: Article

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