Time to recover consciousness in patients with diffuse axonal injury: Assessment with reference to magnetic resonance grading

Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 205-209

  Park, Sung Jun ^a   Hur, Jin Woo ^a   Kwon, Ki Young ^a   Rhee, Jong Joo ^a   Lee, Jong Won ^a   Lee, Hyun Koo ^a  

^a Cheongju St Mary's Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Brain stem; Consciousness; Diffuse axonal injury; MRI

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN RADIOGRAPHY; BRAIN STEM; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSCIOUSNESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS CALLOSUM; DIFFUSE AXONAL INJURY; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEMISPHERE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; WHITE MATTER;

EID: 73249132913     PISSN: 20053711     EISSN: 15987876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3340/jkns.2009.46.3.205     Document Type: Article

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