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AIMS65, Glasgow-Blatchford bleeding score and modified Glasgow-Blatchford bleeding score in predicting outcomes of upper gastrointestinal bleeding: An accuracy and calibration study
BackgroundAlbumin, international normalized ratio (INR), mental status, systolic blood pressure, age >65 years (AIMS65), Glasgow-Blatchford bleeding...
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Modifications of Glasgow Coma Scale—a Systematic Review
Glasgow coma scale has been the mainstay of scoring traumatic brain injury patients for nearly five decades. It has seen several modifications based...
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Critical ICP thresholds in relation to outcome: Is 22 mmHg really the answer?
PurposeIntensive care for patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI) aims, among other tasks, at avoiding high intracranial pressure (ICP), which is...
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Comparison of the prognostic validity of three simplified consciousness assessment scales with the Glasgow Coma Scale
BackgroundVarious tools simpler than the Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) have been proposed for the assessment of consciousness. In this study, the validity...
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Factors associated with an unfavourable outcome in elderly intensive care traumatic brain injury patients. a retrospective multicentre study
BackgroundChanges in the epidemiology of traumatic brain injury (TBI) in older patients have received attention, but limited data are available on...
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The impact of pre-ictal statin use on vasospasm and outcome in aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage
BackgroundPleiotropic effects of statins may be beneficial in alleviating cerebral vasospasm (VS) and improving outcome after aneurysmal subarachnoid...
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Outcome of patients with traumatic cranial nerve palsy admitted to a university hospital in Nepal
BackgroundCranial nerve palsy (CNP) is a common complication of traumatic brain injury (TBI). Despite a high incidence of TBI in Nepal (382 per...
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Surgical treatment and outcome of chronic subdural hematoma: a comparative study between Ethiopia and Norway
BackgroundChronic subdural hematoma (CSDH) is one of the most common neurosurgical conditions. Here, we studied differences in demographics,...
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Antithrombotic agent usage before ictus in aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage: relation to hemorrhage severity, clinical course, and outcome
BackgroundThe number of patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH) who are on antithrombotic agents before ictus is rising. However,...
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Intracranial Pressure Monitoring Practice, Treatment, and Effect on Outcome in Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
BackgroundIntracranial pressure (ICP) monitoring and its management in aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH) is variable worldwide. The present...
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Serum neurofilament light as a predictor of outcome in subarachnoid haemorrhage
BackgroundPrognostication of clinical outcome in patients suffering from aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH) is a challenge. There are no...
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Safety and functional outcome analysis of ventriculoperitoneal shunt placement for hydrocephalus within the critical phase of possible delayed cerebral ischemia after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage
Shunt-dependent hydrocephalus (HC) is a common sequela following aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH). However, there is still poor evidence...
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Comparison of Full Outline of Unresponsiveness Score and Glasgow Coma Scale for Assessment of Consciousness in Children With Acute Encephalitis Syndrome
ObjectivesTo correlate the Full outline of unresponsiveness (FOUR) score and Glasgow coma scale (GCS) in the assessment of children with acute...
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Mining the contribution of intensive care clinical course to outcome after traumatic brain injury
Existing methods to characterise the evolving condition of traumatic brain injury (TBI) patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) do not capture the...
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Acute-Phase Neurofilament Light and Glial Fibrillary Acidic Proteins in Cerebrospinal Fluid Predict Long-Term Outcome After Severe Traumatic Brain Injury
BackgroundThis study investigated trajectory profiles and the association of concentrations of the biomarkers neurofilament light (NfL) and glial...
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The effect of recombinant erythropoietin on long-term outcome after moderate-to-severe traumatic brain injury
PurposeRecombinant erythropoietin (EPO) administered for traumatic brain injury (TBI) may increase short-term survival, but the long-term effect is...
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The association between the presence and burden of periodic discharges and outcome in septic patients: an observational prospective study
BackgroundSepsis-associated encephalopathy (SAE) is frequent in septic patients. Electroencephalography (EEG) is very sensitive to detect early...
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Using metabolomics to predict severe traumatic brain injury outcome (GOSE) at 3 and 12 months
BackgroundPrognostication is very important to clinicians and families during the early management of severe traumatic brain injury (sTBI), however,...
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One-year outcome of brain injured patients undergoing early neurological rehabilitation: a prospective observational study
BackgroundThe present study intended to analyze the outcome of patients with severe brain injury one-year after discharge from early rehabilitation.
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Which risk factors significantly influence the outcome of traumatic brain injured patients with alcohol use disorder?
PurposeEvery year, approximately 10 million people worldwide suffer a traumatic brain injury that leads to hospitalization or mortality. Chronic and...
