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Brain injury remains the primary cause of death in the majority of all severe head accidents [1]. One-fourth of the more than 400 000 patients hospitalized yearly in the United States after head injury suffer from severe brain injury and are admitted to intensive care with a Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) of 8 or less. As mortality in this group is very high [2], head injury remains a major medical and socio-economic problem.
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Simon, C., Scheidegger, D. (1990). Primary Treatment in Severe Head Injury. In: Vincent, J.L. (eds) Update 1990. Update in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine, vol 10. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-84125-5_56
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