Subacute subdural hematoma in a 45-year-old woman with no significant past medical history after a roller coaster ride

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2009, Pages

  Williams Jr , Kim A ^a   Kouloumberis, Pelagia ^b   Engelhard, Herbert H ^b  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTAL INJURY; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN HERNIA; BRAIN INJURY; BRAIN SURGERY; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONVALESCENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; NEUROIMAGING; OPERATING ROOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBDURAL HEMATOMA;

ACCELERATION; FEMALE; HEMATOMA, SUBDURAL; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 65449135916     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2008.08.005     Document Type: Article

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