Hippocampus, amygdala and global brain changes 10 years after childhood traumatic brain injury

International Journal of Developmental Neuroscience

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 137-143

  Beauchamp, M H ^a,b,c   Ditchfield, M ^c,d,e   Maller, J J ^d   Catroppa, C ^c,f,g   Godfrey, C ^c   Rosenfeld, J V ^d,h   Kean, M J ^c,g   Anderson, V A ^c,f,g  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

^c MURDOCH CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^d MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e Monash Medical Center   (Australia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^g ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^h ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Amygdala; Brain injury; Children; Hippocampus; Morphometry; MRI

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; BRAIN SIZE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GRAY MATTER; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; WHITE MATTER;

ADOLESCENT; AMYGDALA; ATROPHY; BRAIN INJURIES; BRAIN MAPPING; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMANS; INFANT; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 79951576095     PISSN: 07365748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijdevneu.2010.12.003     Document Type: Article

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