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ICP, nrCBF, and Contrast Scan for the Prognosis of Severe Head Injury

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Head Injuries

Part of the book series: Advances in Neurosurgery ((NEURO,volume 17))

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Being capable of reaching an early diagnosis and prognosis of severe head trauma is a prerequisite for the sensible, ethically and economically justifiable employment of our sophisticated means of intensive care. Consequently in this paper we discuss whether prognosis is possible on the basis of initial findings of certain diagnostic methods employing medical equipment, i.e., intracranial pressure (ICP) measurement, cerebral blood flow (CBF) measurement, and contrast scan examination (for the determination of brain death).

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  1. BG-Unfallklinik, Friedberger Landstraße 430, D-6000, Frankfurt/Main 60, Germany

    G. Meinig, P. Ulrich, U. Prohl & J. Richter

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  1. Neurochirurgische Universitätsklinik Köln, Joseph-Stelzmann-Straße 9, D-5000, Köln 41, Germany

    Reinhold A. Frowein

  2. Neurochirurgische Klinik und Poliklinik, Universitätsklinikum Steglitz, Freie Universität Berlin, Hindenburgdamm 30, D-1000, Berlin 45, Germany

    Mario Brock

  3. Neurochirurgische Klinik der Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Schwabachanlage 6 (Kopfklinikum), D-8520, Erlangen, Germany

    Margareta Klinger

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Meinig, G., Ulrich, P., Prohl, U., Richter, J. (1989). ICP, nrCBF, and Contrast Scan for the Prognosis of Severe Head Injury. 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_15

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