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KAUNAS UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE Dalia Mickevi čien ė THE VALIDITY OF POSTCONCUSSION SYNDROME IN ADULTS Doctoral dissertation Biomedical sciences, medicine (07 B) Kaunas, 2006 The dissertation was prepared during 2003–2006 at the Kaunas University of Medicine. Scientific supervisor Assoc. Prof. Dr. Diana Obelienien ė (Kaunas University of Medicine, Biomedical Sciences, Medicine – 07 B) Scientific advisors: Prof. Dr. Harald Schrader (Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Department of Neuroscience and Motion, Trondheim, Norway, Biomedical Sciences, Medicine – 07 B) Assoc. Prof. Dr. Habil. Daiva Rastenyt ė (Kaunas University of Medicine, Biomedical Sciences, Public Health – 10 B) 2 Contents Abbreviations..............................................................................................................................4 I. Introduction ......................................................................................................................5 II. Aim and objectives of the study.......................................................................................9 III. The scientific novelty, practical significance of the study and the author’s personal participation in the study...............................................................................10 1. The scientific novelty of the study...........