Memory and anatomical change in severe non missile traumatic brain injury: ∼1 vs. ∼8years follow-up

Brain Research Bulletin

Volumn 87, Issue 4-5, 2012, Pages 373-382

  Tomaiuolo, Francesco ^a,b,c   Bivona, Umberto ^b   Lerch, Jason P ^d   Di Paola, Margherita ^b,c   Carlesimo, Giovanni A ^b,f   Ciurli, Paola ^b   Matteis, Mariella ^b   Cecchetti, Luca ^a   Forcina, Antonio ^e   Silvestro, Daniela ^b   Azicnuda, Eva ^b   Sabatini, Umberto ^b   Di Giacomo, Dina ^c   Caltagirone, Carlo ^b,f   Petrides, Michael ^g   Formisano, Rita ^b  

^a Auxilium Vitae Volterra ^*  (Italy)

^b IRCCS FONDAZIONE SANTA LUCIA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

^d HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CASSINO AND SOUTHERN LAZIO   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^g MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

CHI; Coma; Craniocerebral trauma; Memory; Neuroanatomy; NmTBI

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANATOMY; ARTICLE; BRAIN FORNIX; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEAD INJURY; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; MALE; MEMORY; NON MISSILE TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BRAIN; BRAIN INJURIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MEMORY DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84857911031     PISSN: 03619230     EISSN: 18732747     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresbull.2012.01.008     Document Type: Article

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