A prospective study of outcome predictors after severe brain injury in children

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 840-845

  Carter, B G ^a   Butt, W ^a  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Brain injury; Clinical signs; Head injury; Motor response; Pupillary response; Somatosensory evoked potentials

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; FEMALE; FISHER EXACT TEST; HUMAN; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PREDICTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUPIL REFLEX; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; BRAIN INJURIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EVOKED POTENTIALS, SOMATOSENSORY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFLEX, PUPILLARY; ROC CURVE;

EID: 21244493513     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00134-005-2634-0     Document Type: Article

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