The pathophysiology of concussion

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Volumn 3, Issue 10 SUPPL. 2, 2011, Pages

  Signoretti, Stefano ^a   Lazzarino, Giuseppe ^b   Tavazzi, Barbara ^c   Vagnozzi, Roberto ^d  

^a SAN CAMILLO FORLANINI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^c CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE DIPHOSPHATE; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; CHOLINE; CREATINE; N ACETYLASPARTIC ACID;

ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BRAIN CELL; BRAIN CONCUSSION; BRAIN METABOLISM; COGNITIVE DEFECT; GENE EXPRESSION; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MEMORY DISORDER; NEUROCHEMISTRY; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POSTCONCUSSION SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ANIMALS; ASPARTIC ACID; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BRAIN; BRAIN CONCUSSION; BRAIN EDEMA; ENERGY METABOLISM; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES;

EID: 82455162715     PISSN: 19341482     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pmrj.2011.07.018     Document Type: Article

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