We studied the outcome of 25 patients [12 girls and 13 boys; mean age 13.7 (SD 3.9 years)] with severe traumatic brain injury (TBI). The Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score 6 h after the injury was (mean) 4.5 (SD 2.7), and the mean duration of unconsciousness was 15.8 (SD 10.6) days. Being the most sever
Premorbid behavioral and psychosocial adjustment of children with traumatic brain injury
β Scribed by Jacques Donders
- Publisher
- Springer US
- Year
- 1992
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 785 KB
- Volume
- 20
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0091-0627
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