Outcome of Moderate and Severe Traumatic Brain Injury amongst the Elderly in Singapore

Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 63-67

  Gan, B K ^a   Lim, J H G ^a   Ng, Ivan H B ^a  

^a NATIONAL NEUROSCIENCE INSTITUTE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Geriatric; Glasgow Coma Score; Glasgow Outcome Score; Moderate and severe traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DETERMINATION; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CERVICAL SPINE INJURY; CLINICAL FEATURE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPIDURAL HEMATOMA; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; GLASGOW OUTCOME SCALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREDICTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SINGAPORE; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE; SUBDURAL HEMATOMA;

EID: 1842812538     PISSN: 03044602     EISSN: 29724066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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