Cerebral oxygenation, vascular reactivity, and neurochemistry following decompressive craniectomy for severe traumatic brain injury

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 108, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 943-949

  Chi, Long Ho ^a   Chee, Meng Wang ^a   Kah, Keow Lee ^a   Ng, Ivan ^a   Beng, Ti Ang ^a  

^a NATIONAL NEUROSCIENCE INSTITUTE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Cerebral microdialysis; Cerebral oxygenation; Decompressive craniectomy; Intracranial pressure; Vascular reactivity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL REACTIVITY; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIECTOMY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; MALE; MICRODIALYSIS; NEUROCHEMISTRY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TISSUE OXYGENATION; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

ADULT; AGED; BRAIN; BRAIN INJURIES; CEREBROVASCULAR CIRCULATION; COMA; CRANIOTOMY; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OXYGEN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 43249125327     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 19330693     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/JNS/2008/108/5/0943     Document Type: Article

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