Evaluation of Cortical Thickness after Traumatic Brain Injury in Military Veterans

Journal of Neurotrauma

Volumn 32, Issue 22, 2015, Pages 1751-1758

  Michael, Alex P ^a   Stout, Jeffrey ^b   Roskos, P Tyler ^c   Bolzenius, Jacob ^d   Gfeller, Jeffrey ^e   Mogul, David ^b   Bucholz, Richard ^e  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Illinois Institute of Technology   (United States)

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

^d UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

^e SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

cortical thickness; magnetic resonance imaging; military veterans; traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITION ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICAL THICKNESS (BRAIN); DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; GRAY MATTER; HUMAN; INJURY SEVERITY; INSULA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; TEMPORAL LOBE; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; VETERAN; ADOLESCENT; BLAST INJURY; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN INJURY; DISABILITY; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOLDIER; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BLAST INJURIES; BRAIN INJURIES; CEREBRAL CORTEX; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MILITARY PERSONNEL; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; VETERANS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84947087809     PISSN: 08977151     EISSN: 15579042     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/neu.2015.3918     Document Type: Article

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