Mortality in late post-traumatic seizures

Journal of Neurotrauma

Volumn 26, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1471-1477

  Englander, Jeffrey ^a   Bushnik, Tamara ^a   Wright, Jerry M ^a   Jamison, Laura ^a   Duong, Thao T ^a  

^a SANTA CLARA VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Rehabilitation; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONTUSION; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PENETRATING TRAUMA; RISK FACTOR; SEIZURE; SUBDURAL HEMATOMA; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

ADULT; BRAIN INJURIES; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEIZURES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 70450177944     PISSN: 08977151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/neu.2008.0729     Document Type: Article

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