Intracranial hypertension after traumatic brain injury

Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 120-126

  Seppelt, Ian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Brain injury; Cerebral perfusion; Decompressive craniectomy; Head injury; Intracranial pressure

Indexed keywords

BRAIN ISCHEMIA; BRAIN PERFUSION; HUMAN; HYPOXEMIA; INJURY SEVERITY; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

EID: 33646527360     PISSN: 09725229     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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