Voxel-based statistical analysis of thalamic glucose metabolism in traumatic brain injury: Relationship with consciousness and cognition

Brain Injury

Volumn 24, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1098-1107

  Lull, Nuria ^a,b   Noé, Enrique ^c   Lull, Juan José ^a   García Panach, Javier ^a,c   Chirivella, Javier ^c   Ferri, Joan ^c   Lpez Aznar, Diego ^d   Sopena, Pablo ^d   Robles, Montse ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD CEU CARDENAL HERRERA   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL CLÍNICO UNIVERSITARIO   (Spain)

^d Hospital 9 de Octubre   (Spain)

Author keywords

Consciousness; PET FDG; Positron emission tomography; Prognosis; Thalamus; Traumatic brain injury; Voxel based analysis

Indexed keywords

FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18;

ADULT; AMNESIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONSCIOUSNESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GLUCOSE METABOLISM; HUMAN; MALE; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; THALAMUS; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

EID: 77955459483     PISSN: 02699052     EISSN: 1362301X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02699052.2010.494592     Document Type: Article

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