The conformation of the brain plays an important role in the distribution of diffuse axonal injury in fatal road traffic accident

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Volumn 62, Issue 2 B, 2004, Pages 406-413

  Homem Pittella, José Eymard ^a,b   Da Silva Gusmão, Sebastião Nataniel ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Diffuse axonal injury; Head injury; Road traffic accident

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AXONAL INJURY; BIOMECHANICS; BRAIN FORNIX; BRAIN INJURY; BRAIN REGION; BRAIN STEM; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS CALLOSUM; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEAD MOVEMENT; HEMISPHERE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROPATHOLOGY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

EID: 3142676003     PISSN: 0004282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0004-282x2004000300007     Document Type: Article

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