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Open AccessIntracranial hypotension after trauma
Intracranial hypotension (IH) occurs typically spontaneous and is a potentially life-threatening condition characterized by symptoms varying from postural headache to coma, with classical magnetic resonance im...
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Severe traumatic brain injury in children—a single center experience regarding therapy and long-term outcome
The impact of intracranial pressure (ICP), decompressive craniectomy (DC), extent of ICP therapy, and extracranial complications on long-term outcome in a single-center pediatric patient population with severe...
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Decompressive Craniectomy in Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: Relation to Cerebral Perfusion Pressure and Metabolism
Outcome is poor in aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) patients with intracranial hypertension. As one treatment option for increased intracranial pressure (ICP), decompressive craniectomy (DC) is discuss...
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Open AccessCerebral microdialysis for detection of bacterial meningitis in aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage patients: a cohort study
Bacterial meningitis (BM) is a severe complication in patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH). Clinical signs of meningitis are often masked by SAH-related symptoms, and routine cerebrospinal f...
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Hyperglycemia and cerebral glucose in aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage
To determine whether hyperglycemia exerts deleterious effects via cerebral energy metabolism and to illuminate the effects of cerebral high/low glucose in patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage.
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Open AccessInsulin-related decrease in cerebral glucose despite normoglycemia in aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage
Hyperglycaemia following aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) is associated with complications and impaired neurological recovery. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of insulin treatment for...
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Detection of Secondary Insults by Brain Tissue pO2 and Bedside Microdialysis in Severe Head Injury
We evaluated bedside cerebral on-line microdialysis for early detection of cerebral hypoxia in patients with traumatic brain injury. 24 severely head injured patients (Glasgow Coma Score ≤ 8) were studied. Pat...