New developments in the management of sports concussion

Current Opinion in Orthopaedics

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 100-107

  Collins, Micky ^a   Stump, Jamie ^a   Lovell, Mark R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Computerized neuropsychologic testing; Concussion; Mild traumatic brain injury; Recovery; Sports

Indexed keywords

AMNESIA; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COGNITION; CONCUSSION; CONVALESCENCE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; REVIEW; SPORT INJURY;

EID: 1642315797     PISSN: 10419918     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001433-200404000-00010     Document Type: Review

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