Second impact syndrome in football: New imaging and insights into a rare and devastating condition

Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 331-334

  Weinstein, Elizabeth ^a   Turner, Michael ^b   Kuzma, Benjamin B ^c   Feuer, Henry ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Northwest Radiology Network   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain concussion; Brain injury; Cerebral concussion; Football; Postconcussion syndrome; Trauma

Indexed keywords

FENTANYL; FOSPHENYTOIN SODIUM; LIDOCAINE; MANNITOL; MIDAZOLAM;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BRAIN INJURY; CASE REPORT; CONCUSSION; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; ENCEPHALOMALACIA; FOOTBALL; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PEDIATRICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

ADOLESCENT; BRAIN CONCUSSION; FATIGUE; FOOTBALL; HEADACHE; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; MALE; POST-CONCUSSION SYNDROME; RECURRENCE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84874671178     PISSN: 19330707     EISSN: 19330715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2012.11.PEDS12343     Document Type: Article

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