Serial measurement of memory and diffusion tensor imaging changes within the first week following uncomplicated mild traumatic brain injury

Brain Imaging and Behavior

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 319-328

  Wilde, Elisabeth A ^a,b,c   McCauley, Stephen R ^a,b,c   Barnes, Amanda ^a   Wu, Trevor C ^a,e   Chu, Zili ^b,d   Hunter, Jill V ^b,d   Bigler, Erin D ^e,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c MICHAEL E DEBAKEY VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d TEXAS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Concussion; Diffusion tensor imaging; Memory; Mild traumatic brain injury; Semi acute; Serial measurement

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COGNITION; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; FEMALE; FRACTIONAL ANISOTROPY; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEMORY; MEMORY DISORDER; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

ADULT; BRAIN; BRAIN INJURIES; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY; MEMORY DISORDERS;

EID: 84863301301     PISSN: 19317557     EISSN: 19317565     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11682-012-9174-3     Document Type: Article

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