When a minor head injury results in enduring symptoms: A prospective investigation of risk factors for postconcussional syndrome after mild traumatic brain injury

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 217-223

  Hou, Ruihua ^a   Moss Morris, Rona ^b   Peveler, Robert ^a   Mogg, Karin ^c   Bradley, Brendan P ^c   Belli, Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE TO ILLNESS QUESTIONNAIRE; BRIEF ILLNESS PERCEPTION QUESTIONNAIRE; BRIEF SOCIAL SUPPORT QUESTIONNAIRE; COGNITION; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; EMOTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION SCALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MILD TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; PATHOGENESIS; PERCEPTION; POSTCONCUSSION SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL ASPECT; STRESS; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

EID: 84855603165     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: 1468330X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp-2011-300767     Document Type: Article

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