Abstract
The evaluation of prognostic and risk factors has been one of the most important topics in neurotraumatology. These factors would enable the neurosurgeon to modify therapeutic procedures according to prognosis. Different authors have tried to determine the outcome of injured patients by analysis of clinical data: age9, ICP15,16 CBF and cerebral metabolic rate for oxygen4, motor posturing and oculocephalic reflexes1,2, and EEG patterns3,12. Studies based on neurological findings and their relations to patients’ outcome were given by different authors5,6,8,10,11,13,14.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Preview
Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.
Similar content being viewed by others
References
Becker, D. P., Miller, J. D., Ward, J. D., Greenberg, R. P., Young, J. F., Sakalas, R., The outcome from severe head injury with early diagnosis and intensive management. J. Neurosurg. 47 (1977), 491–502.
Becker, D. P., Vries, J. K., Sakalas, R., Young, H. F., Ward, J., Early prognosis in head injury based on motor posturing, oculocephalic reflexes, and intracranial pressure. In: R. L. McLaurin: Head Injuries, pp. 27–30. New York-San Francisco-London: Grune & Stratton. 1976.
Brenner, R. P., Schwartzman, R. J., Richey, E. T., Prognostic significance of episodic low amplitude or relatively isoelectric EEG patterns. Dis. Nerv. Syst. 36 (10), (1975), 582 587.
Bruce, D. A., Langfitt, Th. W., The prognostic value of ICP, CPP, CBF, and CMRO2 in head injury. In: R. L. McLaurin: Head Injuries, pp. 23 25. New York-San Francisco-London: Grune&Stratton. 1976.
Bues, E., Stöwsand, D., 104b. Prognose der schweren gedeckten Hirntraumen im akuten Stadium nach dem klinischen Syndrom. Langen-becks Arch. Klin Chir. 319 (1967), 627–630.
Busch, E. A., Brain stem contusions: differential diagnosis, therapy, and prognosis. Clin. Neurosurg. (Baltimore) 9 (1963), 18 33.
Caronna, J. H., Plum, F., Prognosis and medical coma. In: R. L. McLaurin: Head Injuries, pp. 3 9. New York-San Francisco-London: Grune & Stratton. 1976.
Frowein, R. A., Steinmann, H. W., Auf der Haar, K., Terhaag, D., KarimiNejad, A., Limits to classification and prognosis of severe head injury. Advances in Neurosurgery 5 (1978), 16–26.
Heiskanen, O., Sipponen, P., Prognosis of severe brain injury. Acta Neurol. Scandinay. 46 (1970), 343–348.
Jennett, B., Prognosis of severe head injury. In: R. L. McLaurin: Head Injuries, pp. 45–47. New York-San Francisco-London: Grune&Stratton. 1976.
Jennett, B., Teasdale, G., Galbraith, S., Pickard, J., Grant, H., Braakman, R., Avezaat, C., Maas, A., Minderhoud, J., Vecht, C. J., Heiden, J., Small, R., Caton, W., Kurze, T., Severe head injuries in three countries. J. Neurol. Neurosurg. Psych. 40 (3) (1977), 291–298.
Nau, H.-E., Bock, W. J., Electroencephalographie (EEG) differentiation of the apallic syndrome in severe craniocerebral injuries. Advances in Neurosurgery 5 (1978), 44–51.
Overgaard, J., Reflections on prognostic determinants in acute severe head injuries. In: R. L. McLaurin: Head Injuries, pp. 11–21. New York-San Francisco-London: Grune &Stratton. 1976.
Overgaard, J., Hvid-Hansen, O., Land, A.-M., Petersen, K. K., Christensen, St., Haase, J., Hein, O., Tweed, W. A., Prognosis after head injury based on early clinical examination. Lancet (1973), 631–635.
Tindall, G. T., Fleischer, A. S., Intracranial pressure (ICP) monitoring and prognosis in closed head injury. In: R. L. McLaurin: Head Injuries, pp. 31–34. New York-San Francisco-London: Grune & Stratton. 1976.
Vapalahti, M., Troupp, H., Prognosis for patients with severe brain injuries. Brit. Med. J. 3 (1971), 404–407.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 1979 Springer-Verlag Wien
About this paper
Cite this paper
Nau, HE., Reinhard, V., Bongartz, E.B., Floßdorf, R. (1979). Risk Factors in Severe Head Injury. In: Brihaye, J., et al. Proceedings of the 6th European Congress of Neurosurgery. Acta Neurochirurgica, vol 28. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-4088-8_42
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-4088-8_42
Publisher Name: Springer, Vienna
Print ISBN: 978-3-7091-4090-1
Online ISBN: 978-3-7091-4088-8
eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive