Decrease in bispectral index preceding signs of impending brain death in traumatic brain injury

Journal of Neurosurgical Anesthesiology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 268-269

  Smith, Matthew M J ^a   Andrzejowski, John C ^a  

^a ROYAL HALLAMSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SEDATIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ANALYTIC METHOD; BISPECTRAL INDEX; BRAIN DEATH; BRAIN EDEMA; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEEP SEDATION; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FRONTAL BONE; GENERAL CONDITION DETERIORATION; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHERMIA; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE MONITORING; LETTER; MALE; PARALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PUPIL REFLEX; SKULL FRACTURE; SUBDURAL HEMATOMA; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; BRAIN DEATH; BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN INJURIES; CONSCIOUSNESS MONITORS; FATAL OUTCOME; HUMANS; MALE; MOTORCYCLES; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 77954084397     PISSN: 08984921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ANA.0b013e3181d732c8     Document Type: Letter

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