Acute post-traumatic stress symptoms and age predict outcome in military blast concussion

Brain

Volumn 138, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 1314-1326

  Mac Donald, Christine L ^a   Adam, Octavian R ^b,c   Johnson, Ann M ^a   Nelson, Elliot C ^a   Werner, Nicole J ^a   Rivet, Dennis J ^b,d   Brody, David L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER PORTSMOUTH   (United States)

^c Berkshire Medical Centre   (United States)

^d VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

clinical outcome; concussion; post traumatic stress; traumatic brian injury

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLAST INJURY; BRAIN CONCUSSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOLDIER; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; ACUTE DISEASE; AGE; BRAIN INJURIES; COMPLICATION; MENTAL DISEASE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BRAIN CONCUSSION; BRAIN INJURIES; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MILITARY PERSONNEL; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84929660002     PISSN: 00068950     EISSN: 14602156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/brain/awv038     Document Type: Article

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