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Extent of Microstructural White Matter Injury in Postconcussive Syndrome Correlates with Impaired Cognitive Reaction Time: A 3T Diffusion Tensor Imaging Study of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
S.N. Niogi, P. Mukherjee, J. Ghajar, C. Johnson, R.A. Kolster, R. Sarkar, H. Lee, M. Meeker, R.D. Zimmerman, G.T. Manley and B.D. McCandliss
American Journal of Neuroradiology May 2008, 29 (5) 967-973; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A0970
S.N. Niogi
P. Mukherjee
J. Ghajar
C. Johnson
R.A. Kolster
R. Sarkar
H. Lee
M. Meeker
R.D. Zimmerman
G.T. Manley
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Extent of Microstructural White Matter Injury in Postconcussive Syndrome Correlates with Impaired Cognitive Reaction Time: A 3T Diffusion Tensor Imaging Study of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
S.N. Niogi, P. Mukherjee, J. Ghajar, C. Johnson, R.A. Kolster, R. Sarkar, H. Lee, M. Meeker, R.D. Zimmerman, G.T. Manley, B.D. McCandliss
American Journal of Neuroradiology May 2008, 29 (5) 967-973; DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A0970
Extent of Microstructural White Matter Injury in Postconcussive Syndrome Correlates with Impaired Cognitive Reaction Time: A 3T Diffusion Tensor Imaging Study of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
S.N. Niogi, P. Mukherjee, J. Ghajar, C. Johnson, R.A. Kolster, R. Sarkar, H. Lee, M. Meeker, R.D. Zimmerman, G.T. Manley, B.D. McCandliss
American Journal of Neuroradiology May 2008, 29 (5) 967-973; DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A0970
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