The role of MR imaging in assessing prognosis after severe and moderate head injury

Acta Neurochirurgica

Volumn 151, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 341-356

  Lagares, Alfonso ^a   Ramos, Ana ^a   Pérez Nuñez, Angel ^a   Ballenilla, Federico ^a   Alday, Rafael ^a   Gómez, Pedro A ^a   Kaen, Ariel ^a   Lobato, Ramiro D ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO 12 DE OCTUBRE   (Spain)

Author keywords

CT; Diffuse axonal injury; Head trauma; MRI; Prognosis; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEAD INJURY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BRAIN; BRAIN INJURIES; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; DIFFUSE AXONAL INJURY; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; GLASGOW OUTCOME SCALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67349169545     PISSN: 00016268     EISSN: 09420940     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00701-009-0194-8     Document Type: Article

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