Long-term outcome in severe traumatic brain injury is significantly influenced by brainstem in involvement

Brain Injury

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 681-684

  Wedekind, Christoph ^a   Lippert Gruner M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Brainstem lesions; Long term outcome; Traumatic brain inury

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN STEM INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COORDINATION; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; MALE; ORGANIC BRAIN SYNDROME; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPASTICITY; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 21844432118     PISSN: 02699052     EISSN: 1362301X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02699050400025182     Document Type: Article

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