Role of subconcussion in repetitive mild traumatic brain injury

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 119, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1235-1245

  Bailes, Julian E ^a   Petraglia, Anthony L ^b   Omalu, Bennet I ^c   Nauman, Eric ^d,e   Talavage, Thomas ^d,e  

^a NORTHSHORE UNIVERSITY HEALTHSYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic traumatic encephalopathy; Concussion; Mild traumatic brain injury; Postconcussive syndrome; Sports; Subconcussion

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AXONAL INJURY; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; BRAIN CONCUSSION; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMAN; NERVOUS SYSTEM INFLAMMATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

ATHLETIC INJURIES; BRAIN INJURIES; HUMANS;

EID: 84887029828     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 19330693     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2013.7.JNS121822     Document Type: Article

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