Cavum Septi Pellucidi in Boxers

Canadian Association of Radiologists Journal

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 29-32

  Aviv, Richard I ^a   Tomlinson, George ^d   Kendall, Brian ^b   Thakkar, Chandrashekhar ^c   Valentine, Alan ^b  

^a SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL LONDON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

Author keywords

Boxers; Cavum pellucidi; Head injury

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BOXING; BRAIN ATROPHY; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARENCHYMA; PREVALENCE; SEPTUM PELLUCIDUM;

ADULT; BOXING; BRAIN DAMAGE, CHRONIC; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PREVALENCE; SEPTUM PELLUCIDUM;

EID: 73549083418     PISSN: 08465371     EISSN: 08465371     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carj.2009.09.002     Document Type: Article

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