Late proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy following traumatic brain injury during early childhood: Relationship with neurobehavioral outcomes

Journal of Neurotrauma

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 94-103

  Walz, Nicolay Chertkoff ^a,b   Cecil, Kim M ^a   Wade, Shari L ^a   Michaud, Linda J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Early childhood; Neurobehavioral outcomes; Proton MR spectroscopy; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

N ACETYLASPARTIC ACID;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; FEMALE; FRONTAL CORTEX; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; GRAY MATTER; HUMAN; INJURY SEVERITY; MALE; METABOLITE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; SCORING SYSTEM; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; WHITE MATTER;

ASPARTIC ACID; BEHAVIOR; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE, TRAUMATIC; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CREATINE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 39149121843     PISSN: 08977151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/neu.2007.0362     Document Type: Article

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