Correlation between catecholamine levels and outcome in patients with severe head trauma

Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 13, Issue 15, 2010, Pages 738-742

  Salehpoor, F ^a   Bazzazi, A M ^a   Estakhri, R ^a   Zaheri, M ^a   Asghari, B ^a  

^a TABRIZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Brain contusion; Glasgow coma scale; Glasgow outcome scale; Subdural hematoma; Urine catecholamine

Indexed keywords

CATECHOLAMINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; SUBDURAL HEMATOMA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BRAIN INJURIES; CATECHOLAMINES; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEMATOMA, SUBDURAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77957664334     PISSN: 10288880     EISSN: 18125735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2010.738.742     Document Type: Article

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