Degree of midline shift from CT scan predicted outcome in patients with head injuries

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 99-107

  Chiewvit, Pipat ^a   Tritakarn, Siri On ^a   Nanta aree, Sarun ^a   Suthipongchai, Suthisak ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

CT scan; Degree of midline shifted; Glasglow coma score; Head injury

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSCIOUSNESS LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FALLING; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; INJURY SEVERITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; SURGEON; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES;

EID: 77249101641     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: 01252208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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