Acute subdural hematoma and diffuse axonal injury in fatal road traffic accident victims: A clinico-pathological study of 15 patients

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Volumn 61, Issue 3 B, 2003, Pages 746-750

  Gusmão, Sebastião Nataniel Silva ^a   Pittella, José Eymard Homem ^a,b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Acute subdural hematoma; Diffuse axonal injury; Head injury; Road traffic accident

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AXONAL INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSCIOUSNESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FATALITY; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEAD INJURY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROPATHOLOGY; PROGNOSIS; SUBDURAL HEMATOMA; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

EID: 0141883928     PISSN: 0004282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0004-282X2003000500008     Document Type: Article

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