The cause and incidence of secondary insults in severely head-injured adults and children

British Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 424-431

  Chambers, I R ^a   Treadwell, L ^b   Mendelow, A D ^b  

^a NEWCASTLE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cerebral perfusion pressure; Intracranial pressure; Outcome; Secondary insults; Severe head injury

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; BRAIN PERFUSION; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INJURY SCALE; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033763646     PISSN: 02688697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02688690050175210     Document Type: Article

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