Browsing by Subject "head injury"
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Current international trends in severe acute brain trauma
(Assoc Arquivos de Neuro- Psiquiatria, 2000-09-01)A comprehensive review is presented on current international trends regarding research and management of severe acute brain trauma. Controversial issues are thoroughly discussed and an attempt is made to clarify questionable ...
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Major clinical and physiological benefits of early high doses of mannitol for intraparenchymal temporal lobe hemorrhages with abnormal pupillary widening: A randomized trial
(Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2002-09-01)OBJECTIVE: We evaluated long-term clinical outcomes and postoperative physiological findings in acutely comatose patients with nonmissile surgical intraparenchymal temporal lobe hemorrhages and abnormal pupillary widening ...
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Pathophysiology of posttraumatic temporal lobe lesions
(Elsevier B.V., 2005-01-01)Background: Posttraumatic parenchymal lesions in the temporal lobe may cause neurologic deterioration. An analysis was made of the natural evolution of this type of lesion, with emphasis on its 2 components: hemorrhage ...
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Post-traumatic temporal lobe lesions: surgical decision making based on CT scan findings
(Academia Brasileira de Neurologia - ABNEURO, 2005-06-01)BACKGROUND: The indication for surgical treatment of post-traumatic parenchymal lesions in the temporal lobe remains controversial. OBJECTIVE: We reviewd the tomographic parameters that might be useful in making surgical ...
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Practical and comprehensive guidelines for bedside cerebral hemometabolic multitherapeutic optimization
(Assoc Arquivos de Neuro- Psiquiatria, 2002-09-01)In recent years, noncomprehensive guidelines were proposed for the management of severe acute brain injuries, focusing strictly on two approaches: 1) to maintain cerebral perfusion pressure anywhere above 70 mm Hg; and 2) ...
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Successful use of the new high-dose mannitol treatment in patients with Glasgow Coma Scale scores of 3 and bilateral abnormal pupillary widening: a randomized trial
(Amer Assoc Neurological Surgeons, 2004-03-01)Object. the authors evaluated long-term clinical outcomes in selected acutely comatose patients with severe diffuse brain swelling and recent clinical signs of impending brain death who received a novel high-dose mannitol ...
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Traumatic brain ischemia during neuro intensive care
(Assoc Arquivos de Neuro- Psiquiatria, 2001-09-01)In non-missile severe acute brain trauma, brain ischemia was a frequent finding in cadavers. Studies during neuro intensive care, however, have failed to disclose brain ischemia under most circumstances, except when cerebral ...
