Spectrum of Traumatic Brain Injury from Mild to Severe

Surgical Clinics of North America

Volumn 92, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 939-957

  DeCuypere, Michael ^a   Klimo, Paul ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b SEMMES MURPHEY NEUROLOGIC AND SPINE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c LE BONHEUR CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebral edema; Craniectomy; Intracranial pressure monitoring; Neurotrauma; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE; ETIRACETAM; FOSPHENYTOIN SODIUM; LORAZEPAM; MANNITOL; PENTOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; PROPOFOL;

BRAIN EDEMA; CRANIECTOMY; DECOMPRESSIVE CRANIECTOMY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; DRUG EFFICACY; EPILEPTIC STATE; HUMAN; INJURY SEVERITY; INTENSIVE CARE; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE MONITORING; MODERATE TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; MORBIDITY; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REHABILITATION CARE; REVIEW; SEIZURE; SEVERE TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; SURVIVAL; TISSUE OXYGENATION; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

BRAIN INJURIES; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; PROGNOSIS; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84864375335     PISSN: 00396109     EISSN: 15583171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.suc.2012.04.005     Document Type: Review

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