Evaluation and management of mild traumatic brain injury: An eastern association for the surgery of trauma practice management guideline

Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery

Volumn 73, Issue 5 SUPPL.4, 2012, Pages

  Barbosa, Ronald R ^a   Jawa, Randeep ^b   Watters, Jennifer M ^c   Knight, Jennifer C ^d   Kerwin, Andrew J ^e   Winston, Eleanor S ^f   Barraco, Robert D ^g   Tucker, Brian ^h   Bardes, James M ^d   Rowell, Susan E ^c  

^a LEGACY EMANUEL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f BAYSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^g LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

concussion; guidelines; Mild traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN S100B; WARFARIN;

ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COGNITIVE REHABILITATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EMERGENCY WARD; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INJURY SEVERITY; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; MEMORY DISORDER; MORTALITY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

BRAIN; BRAIN INJURIES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; PATIENT DISCHARGE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84869745123     PISSN: 21630755     EISSN: 21630763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e3182701885     Document Type: Review

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