Pathology of post traumatic brainstem and hypothalamic injuries

Clinical Neuropathology

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 197-209

  Shukla, D ^a   Mahadevan, A ^a   Sastry, K V R ^a   Shankar, S K ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND NEUROSCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Brainstem injury; Diffuse axonal injury; Hypothalamic injury; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AXONAL INJURY; BRAIN CONTUSION; BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN STEM INJURY; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOTHALAMUS LESION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; SURVIVAL; TOPOGRAPHY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

EID: 34548647963     PISSN: 07225091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5414/npp26197     Document Type: Review

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