Defining meaningful outcomes after decompressive craniectomy for traumatic brain injury: Existing challenges and future targets

Brain Injury

Volumn 25, Issue 7-8, 2011, Pages 651-663

  Rogers, Sasha J ^a   Browne, Allyson L ^b,c   Vidovich, Mandy ^d   Honeybul, Stephen ^a  

^a SIR CHARLES GAIRDNER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b ROYAL PERTH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

craniectomy; functional; outcomes; psychological; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COGNITION; DECOMPRESSIVE CRANIECTOMY; FAMILY HEALTH; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SHORT FORM 36; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

EID: 79959245733     PISSN: 02699052     EISSN: 1362301X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02699052.2011.580316     Document Type: Review

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