Abstract
The limitation of traumatic brain edema has been one of the main aims in the prevention of, secondary damage in recent years. “Brain swelling,” a term introduced by LANGFITT and co-workers [2,3], is used to describe a pathological increase in cerebral blood volume after head injuries [1,4]. Our study is concerned with the following questions:
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—How often do brain swelling and brain edema occur after brain trauma?
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—What is the rate of progression of both?
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—How do brain swelling and brain edema influence the prognosis?
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Richard, K.E., Wirtelarz, R., Frowein, R.A. (1989). Frequency and Prognosis of Traumatic Brain Edema. In: Frowein, R.A., Brock, M., Klinger, M. (eds) Head Injuries. Advances in Neurosurgery, vol 17. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-74279-8_14
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