Abstract
Several methods are available for the assessment of brain damage and for planning of therapeutic strategy after severe head trauma:
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Clinical examination, which is of limited value in deeply sedated patients
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Anatomical imaging (computerized tomography), in which there sometimes discrepancies between images and clinical status, and which is only possible at intervals
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Monitoring of physiological parameters: EEG and somatosensory evoked potentials (SEP), transcranial Doppler sonography (TCD) to monitor blood flow, and continuous recording of intracranial pressure (ICP)
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Lorenz, M., Dorfmüller, G., Sollmann, WP., Gaab, M.R. (1991). TCD, SEPs and ICP: Comparative Analysis in Severe Head Injury. In: Bock, W.J., Lumenta, C., Brock, M., Klinger, M. (eds) Intracranial Angiomas Neurosurgical Intensive Care Supratentorial Tumors in Children. Advances in Neurosurgery, vol 19. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-76182-9_40
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