Structural brain injury in sports-related concussion

Neurosurgical Focus

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2012, Pages

  Zuckerman, Scott L ^a   Kuhn, Andrew ^b   Dewan, Michael C ^a   Morone, Peter J ^a   Forbes, Jonathan A ^a   Solomon, Gary S ^a   Sills, Allen K ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Boston University   (United States)

Author keywords

Concussion; Epidural hemorrhage; Malignant cerebral edema; Second impact syndrome; Sports; Subarachnoid hemorrhage; Subdural hemorrhage

Indexed keywords

BRAIN CONCUSSION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; NEUROSURGERY; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; SPORT INJURY;

ATHLETIC INJURIES; BRAIN CONCUSSION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; NEUROSURGERY; PREVALENCE;

EID: 84872871803     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10920684     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2012.10.FOCUS12279     Document Type: Article

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