Pontine axonal injury after brain trauma and nontraumatic hypoxic- ischemic brain damage

International Journal of Legal Medicine

Volumn 112, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 261-267

  Oehmichen, M ^a   Meissner C ^a   Schmidt, V ^b   Pedal, I ^c   Konig H G ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LÜBECK   (Germany)

^b MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Axonal injury; Biomechanics; Diffuse axonal injury; Midbrain; Specificity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BRAIN DEATH; BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN HYPOXIA; BRAIN INJURY; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NERVE LESION; PONS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBDURAL HEMATOMA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMYLOID BETA-PROTEIN PRECURSOR; AXONS; BIOMECHANICS; BRAIN DAMAGE, CHRONIC; BRAIN DEATH; BRAIN INJURIES; CEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEAD INJURIES, CLOSED; HEMATOMA, SUBDURAL; HUMANS; HYPOXIA, BRAIN; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PONS; POSTMORTEM CHANGES; RETROGRADE DEGENERATION;

EID: 0344915158     PISSN: 09379827     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004140050246     Document Type: Article

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