Neuropathology in vegetative and severely disabled patients after head injury

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Authors

Bryan Jennett · Western Infirmary

J. H. Adams · Western Infirmary

Lilian S. Murray · Western Infirmary

David I. Graham · Western Infirmary

Abstract

Half the severely disabled cases had only focal brain damage, a feature not found in any VS cases. In the severely disabled patients with lesions similar to those of VS cases it is likely that a greater quantitative amount of damage occurred in the VS cases.

Topics & Keywords

Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances Traumatic Brain Injury Research Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Neurology

Volume 56, Issue 4, pp. 486-490

DOI: 10.1212/wnl.56.4.486

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