Effect of Co-Morbid Traumatic Brain Injury on Functional Outcome of Persons with Spinal Cord Injuries

American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 22-26

  Macciocchi, Stephen N ^a,b   Bowman, Brock ^a,b   Coker, Jennifer ^a   Apple, David ^a   Leslie, Donald ^a,b  

^a SHEPHERD CENTER   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain Injury; Functional Outcomes; Rehabilitation; Spinal Cord Injury

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; COGNITION; COMORBIDITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; BRAIN INJURIES; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0346158092     PISSN: 08949115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.PHM.0000104661.86307.91     Document Type: Article

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