Diagnosis, prognosis, and clinical management of mild traumatic brain injury

The Lancet Neurology

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 506-517

  Levin, Harvey S ^a,b   Diaz Arrastia, Ramon R ^c  

^a MICHAEL E DEBAKEY VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG; TRIPTAN DERIVATIVE;

ATHLETE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONCUSSION; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; DISEASE MARKER; EMERGENCY CARE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FRACTIONAL ANISOTROPY; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; MIGRAINE; MORBIDITY; NEUROIMAGING; POSTCONCUSSION SYNDROME; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; SOLDIER; SPORT INJURY; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAIN INJURIES; CHILD; COMPLICATION; INFANT; MIDDLE AGED; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAIN INJURIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INFANT; MIDDLE AGED; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84928081253     PISSN: 14744422     EISSN: 14744465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1474-4422(15)00002-2     Document Type: Review

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