The influence of gender on the injury severity, course and outcome of traumatic brain injury

Brain Injury

Volumn 26, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1360-1371

  Renner, Caroline ^a   Hummelsheim, Horst ^a   Kopczak, Anna ^b   Steube, Diethard ^c   Schneider, Harald J ^d   Schneider, Manfred ^b   Kreitschmann Andermahr, Ilonka ^e   Jordan, Martina ^f   Uhl, Eberhard ^g   Stalla, Günter K ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^b Neurological Clinic Bad Aibling   (Germany)

^c Neurological Clinic GmbH Bad Neustadt/Saale   (Germany)

^d MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF PSYCHIATRY   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL RWTH AACHEN   (Germany)

^f ClinSupport GmbH   (Germany)

^g MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

GOS; Injury severity; Outcome; Partial pituitary insufficiency; Sex differences; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

ADENOHYPOPHYSIS; ADULT; AGED; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FEMALE; GLASGOW OUTCOME SCALE; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS DISEASE; HYPOPITUITARISM; INDEPENDENT VARIABLE; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

EID: 84866270132     PISSN: 02699052     EISSN: 1362301X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02699052.2012.667592     Document Type: Review

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