A new scale for prognostication in head injury

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 15, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1110-1113

  Ramesh, V G ^a   Thirumaran, K P ^a   Raja, M Chockaiah ^a  

^a MADRAS MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Head injury prognostic scales; Prognostication in head injury

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEAD INJURY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MADRAS HEAD INJURY PROGNOSTIC SCALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUPIL REFLEX; RATING SCALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VALIDITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BRAIN INJURIES; CHILD; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES;

EID: 50249185551     PISSN: 09675868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2007.08.033     Document Type: Article

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