Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 89, Issue 12, Supplement , Pages S35-S44 , December 2008

Magnetic Resonance Imaging Evidence of Progression of Subacute Brain Atrophy in Moderate to Severe Traumatic Brain Injury

  • Kevin Ng, MBBS, FRANZCR

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Imaging, Division of Neuroradiology, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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  • David J. Mikulis, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Imaging, Division of Neuroradiology, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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  • Joanna Glazer, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Graduate Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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  • Noor Kabani, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada
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  • Christine Till, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada
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  • Gahl Greenberg, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Imaging, Division of Neuroradiology, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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  • Andrew Thompson, MBBS, FRANZCR

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Imaging, Division of Neuroradiology, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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  • Dorothy Lazinski, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Imaging, Division of Neuroradiology, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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  • Ronit Agid, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Imaging, Division of Neuroradiology, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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  • Brenda Colella, MA

      Affiliations

    • Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada
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  • Robin E. Green, PhD, CPsych

      Affiliations

    • Graduate Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
    • Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to Robin Green, PhD, CPsych, 550 University Ave, Room 11004, Toronto, ON, Canada, M5G 2A2

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 Supported by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and the Physicians' Services Inc (grant nos. MOP-67072, 05-50) and the Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, which receives funding under the Provincial Rehabilitation Research Program from the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care in Ontario.

 No commercial party having a direct financial interest in the results of the research supporting this article has or will confer a benefit on the authors or on any organization with which the authors are associated.

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doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2008.07.006

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