Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 44, Issue 1 , Pages 57-60 , July 2004

Delayed presentation of diffuse axonal injury: a case report

  • Jill Corbo, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for correspondence: Jill Corbo, MD, Department of Emergency Medicine, Jacobi Medical Center, 1400 Pelham Parkway South, Room 1W20, Bronx, NY 10462; 718-918-5820, fax 718-918-7459
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  • Paul Tripathi, MD

Received 12 May 2003 ,Revised 10 November 2003 ,Accepted 11 November 2003.

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☆ The authors report this study did not receive any outside funding or support.Reprints not available from the authors.

PII: S0196-0644(03)01209-5

doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2003.11.010

Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 44, Issue 1 , Pages 57-60 , July 2004

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