Traumatic brainstem hemorrhage presenting with hemiparesis

Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 176-178

  Se, Young Bem ^a   Kim, Choong Hyun ^a   Bak, Koang Hum ^a   Kim, Jae Min ^a  

^a Hanyang University Guri Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Brain stem hemorrhage; Head trauma; Hemiparesis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN CONTUSION; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; DROWSINESS; EPIDURAL HEMATOMA; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEMIPARESIS; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; OCCIPITAL LOBE; PARIETAL LOBE; PONS; PUPIL; SKULL FRACTURE; SKULL RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 67649494642     PISSN: 20053711     EISSN: 15987876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3340/jkns.2009.45.3.176     Document Type: Article

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