The natural history of brain contusion: An analysis of radiological and clinical progression: Clinical article

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 112, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1139-1145

  Alahmadi, Hussein ^a   Vachhrajani, Shobhan ^a   Cusimano, Michael D ^a  

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Brain contusion; Contusion progression; Natural history; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN CONTUSION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIOTOMY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BRAIN INJURIES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DISEASE PROGRESSION; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEMATOMA, SUBDURAL; HUMANS; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 77952054347     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 19330693     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2009.5.JNS081369     Document Type: Article

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