Diffusion tensor imaging findings are not strongly associated with postconcussional disorder 2 months following mild traumatic brain injury

Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 188-198

  Lange, Rael T ^a,b   Iverson, Grant L ^b   Brubacher, Jeffrey R ^b,c,d   Mädler, Burkhard ^b   Heran, Manraj K ^c  

^a WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c VANCOUVER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d Centre for Clinical Epidemiology and Evaluation   (Canada)

Author keywords

corpus callosum; diffusion tensor imaging; mild traumatic brain injury; postconcussion symptoms

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTAL INJURY; ASSAULT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS CALLOSUM; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EFFECT SIZE; EMERGENCY CARE; FALLING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTIONAL ANISOTROPY; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTCONCUSSION SYNDROME; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANISOTROPY; BRAIN INJURIES; BRITISH COLUMBIA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CORPUS CALLOSUM; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; POST-CONCUSSION SYNDROME; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; TIME FACTORS; TRAUMA CENTERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84861101346     PISSN: 08859701     EISSN: 1550509X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HTR.0b013e318217f0ad     Document Type: Conference Paper

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