Post-concussion symptom reporting after multiple mild traumatic brain injuries

Journal of Neurotrauma

Volumn 30, Issue 16, 2013, Pages 1398-1404

  Silverberg, Noah D ^a   Lange, Rael T ^a,b   Millis, Scott R ^c   Rose, Alice ^d   Hopp, Grace ^e   Leach, Suzanne ^f   Iverson, Grant L ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d GF STRONG REHABILITATION CENTRE   (Canada)

^e Independent Practice   (Canada)

^f SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^g MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

concussion; cumulative effects; head trauma; mild traumatic brain injury; post concussion syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; POSTCONCUSSION SYNDROME; STATISTICAL MODEL; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

ADULT; AGED; BRAIN INJURIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POST-CONCUSSION SYNDROME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84881406472     PISSN: 08977151     EISSN: 15579042     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/neu.2012.2827     Document Type: Article

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