Difficulties in diagnosing the postconcussional syndrome;As dificuldades para diagnosticar a síndrome pós-concussional

Revista Brasileira de Neurologia

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 167-172

  De Souza, Carlos Alberto Crespo ^a,b   Mattos, Paulo ^b  

^a CEJBF/FFFCM de Porto Alegre ^*  (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Diagnostic; Differential diagnosis; Postconcussional syndrome

Indexed keywords

EID: 0040022309     PISSN: 01018469     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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