Secondary ischemic injury is common after acute brain injury and can be evaluated with the
use of neuromonitoring devices. This manuscript provides guidelines for the use of devices …

Background Monitoring the injured brain is an integral part of the management of severely
brain injured patients in intensive care. Brain-specific monitoring techniques enable focused …

Transcranial Doppler (TCD) is a practical examination of particular utility in critically ill
patients. In addition to being able to be performed at the bedside, it can be repeated, is …

Care directed by data instead of “our best educated guess” has always been the goal of
treating physicians, especially for patients in the intensive care unit. Undoubtedly patient …

This article addresses the rationale for the clinical measurement of cerebral blood flow
(CBF) in the neurosurgical intensive care unit (ICU). The techniques that are currently …

Objective: To test the practicability of a new double indicator dilution method for bedside
monitoring of cerebral blood flow (CBF) and to assess the clinical value of CBF monitoring …

Severe traumatic brain injuries (TBI) are associated with a high rate of mortality and
disability. Transcranial Doppler (TCD) sonography permits a noninvasive measurement of …

Regulation of the cerebral circulation relies on the complex interplay between
cardiovascular, respiratory, and neural physiology. In health, these physiologic systems act …

Abstract Background Transcranial Doppler ultrasonography (TCD) is a portable, bedside,
noninvasive diagnostic tool used for the real-time assessment of cerebral hemodynamics …

BACKGROUND: Detecting patients at risk for secondary neurological deterioration (SND)
after mild to moderate traumatic brain injury is challenging. OBJECTIVE: To assess the …