Hospital Mortality of Patients ...
Background Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a worldwide cause of morbidity and mortality. Pentraxin 3 (PTX3) is a humoral component of the innate imm ...
Impact of Intraventricular Hemo ...
Background The purpose of this study is to determine whether intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH) exerts a ‘‘decompressive’’ effect that limits intrace ...
Vasopressor Use and Effect on B ...
Background We describe institutional vasopressor usage, and examine the effect of vasopressors on hemodynamics: heart rate (HR), mean arterial blood ...
Clinical Experience with Transc ...
Background Transcranial Doppler (TCD) ultrasonography to demonstrate cerebral circulatory arrest (CCA) is a confirmatory test for brain death (BD). ...
Critical Thresholds for Transcr ...
Background Transcranial Doppler-derived indices of cerebral autoregulation are related to outcome after TBI. We analyzed our retrospective material ...
Metabolic and Clinical Effects ...
Background Oral supplementation of a specific mixture of essential and non-essential amino acids has been shown to modulate hypercatabolism in patie ...
Randomized Controlled Trial Com ...
Background Hypertonic sodium chloride solutions are routinely used to control raised intracranial pressure (ICP) after traumatic brain injury but ha ...
Medical Management of Compromis ...
Background Brain tissue oxygen (PbtO2) monitoring is used in severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) patients. How brain reduced PbtO2 should be treated ...
Post-Operative Dexmedetomidine- ...
Background Clinical applications of dexmedetomidine (DEX) for neurosurgical procedures have not been adequately investigated. This study aimed to te ...
Short-Term Outcome Prediction b ...
Background Electroencephalographic (EEG) features may provide objective data regarding prognosis in children resuscitated from cardiac arrest (CA), ...
Outcomes After Nontraumatic Sub ...
Background Primary angioplasty has been introduced for the treatment of symptomatic cerebral vasospasm in patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH ...
Open-Label Randomized Trial of ...
Background Conivaptan is an arginine-vasopressinreceptor antagonist approved for the treatment of hyponatremia. We hypothesized that administration ...
Brain Natriuretic Peptide Conce ...
Background Hyponatremia and hypovolemia occur often after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) and are associated with poor outcome. The authors ...
Impact of Percutaneous Translum ...
Background Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) has been introduced for treatment of symptomatic cerebral vasospasm in patients with subarach ...
Improving cancer immunotherapy ...
The status of a host’s immune response influences both the development and progression of a malignancy such that immune responses can have both pro- ...
Current Practices of Triple-H P ...
Background Medical management of cerebral vasospasm following aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) includes hypertensive, hypervolemic, and hemo ...
The Use of Lacosamide in Refrac ...
Background Case reports suggest lacosamide may have a role in status epilepticus (SE). The purpose of this case series is to describe the use of lac ...
Unsecured Intracranial Aneurysm ...
Background Induced hypertension is an established therapy to treat cerebral vasospasm (CVS) following subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) to prevent delay ...
Role of Endothelin-1 in Human A ...
Background Endothelin-1 (ET-1) is a potent vasoconstrictor implicated in the pathogenesis of vasospasm and delayed cerebral ischemia (DCI) in aneury ...
Gender Influences Cerebral Oxyg ...
Background Important differences with respect to gender exist in the prognosis and mortality of traumatic brain injury (TBI) patients. The objective ...
Outcome in Poor Grade Subarachn ...
Background Patients with poor grade (World Federation of Neurosurgeons (WFNS) Grades 4 and 5) subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) were historically consid ...
Intracerebral Monitoring of Sil ...
Background Silent infarction is common in poor-grade subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) patients and associated with poor outcome. Invasive neuromonitori ...
Elevated BNP is Associated with ...
Background Elevated levels of B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) have been associated with cardiac dysfunction and adverse neurological outcomes after ...
Cerebral Hemodynamic and Metabo ...
Introduction Cerebral edema after ischemic stroke is frequently treated with mannitol and hypertonic saline (HS); however, their relative cerebrovas ...
Impact of a Dedicated Neurocrit ...
Background Intensivist staffing of intensive care units (ICUs) has been associated with a reduction in in-hospital mortality. These improvements in ...