The neuropathology of the vegetative state after an acute brain insult

Brain

Volumn 123, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 1327-1338

  Adams, J Hume ^a   Graham, D I ^a   Jennett, Bryan ^a  

^a NHS GREATER GLASGOW AND CLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cerebral hypoxia; Head injury; Vegetative state

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN HEMATOMA; BRAIN INJURY; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; BRAIN STEM; CEREBELLUM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EFFERENT NERVE; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERNEURON; MALE; NEOCORTEX; NERVE FIBER; NEUROPATHOLOGY; PERSISTENT VEGETATIVE STATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSORY NERVE; THALAMUS; WHITE MATTER;

EID: 0342656238     PISSN: 00068950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/brain/123.7.1327     Document Type: Article

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