Menstrual phase as predictor of outcome after mild traumatic brain injury in women

Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2014, Pages E1-E8

  Wunderle, Kathryn ^a   Hoeger, Kathleen M ^a   Wasserman, Erin ^b   Bazarian, Jeffrey J ^c  

^a Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology ^*  (United States)

^b Division of Epidemiology   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain concussion; Brain injuries; Follicular phase; Luteal phase; Menstrual cycle; Postconcussion syndrome; Progesterone; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; LEVONORGESTREL; MEDROXYPROGESTERONE ACETATE; PROGESTERONE; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH CONTROL; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRACEPTIVE BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE; LIKERT SCALE; LUTEAL PHASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MULTICENTER STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; POSTCONCUSSION SYNDROME; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEX DIFFERENCE; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; ADOLESCENT; BLOOD; BRAIN INJURIES; CLINICAL TRIAL; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAIN INJURIES; COHORT STUDIES; CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL, HORMONAL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATIENT OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROGESTERONE; QUALITY OF LIFE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84925932874     PISSN: 08859701     EISSN: 1550509X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HTR.0000000000000006     Document Type: Article

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