An investigation of neuronal integrity in severe paediatric traumatic brain injury

Child Neuropsychology

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 248-261

  Parry, Louise ^a   Shores, Arthur ^a,b   Rae, Caroline ^a,c   Kemp, Allan ^a   Waugh, Mary Clare ^a   Chaseling, Ray ^a   Joy, Pamela ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLINE; N ACETYLASPARTIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GENDER; HUMAN; MALE; NERVE CELL; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REACTION TIME; SCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; ASPARTIC ACID; BRAIN INJURIES; CHILD; CHOLINE; COGNITION DISORDERS; CREATINE; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MALE; NEURONS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REACTION TIME; REFERENCE VALUES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 11844294856     PISSN: 09297049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09297040490909279     Document Type: Article

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