Objectives: Traumatic brain injury is a major cause of death and disability, yet many
predictors of outcome are not precise enough to guide initial clinical decision-making …

Progress in management of critically ill neurological patients has led to improved survival
rates. However, severe residual neurological impairment, such as persistent coma, occurs in …

Delirium, stupor and coma are common clinical states that confront clinicians in almost every
medical specialty. With appropriate diagnosis and treatment, coma can often be treated …

Object In this prospective cohort study the authors examined patients with moderate to
severe head injuries using MR imaging in the early phase. The objective was to explore the …

Early prediction of outcomes after traumatic brain injury (TBI) is often difficult. To improve
prognostic accuracy soon after trauma, we compared different radiological modalities and …

Paroxysmal sympathetic hyperactivity (PSH) is a clinical syndrome affecting a subgroup of
survivors of severe brain injury. In this study, the prevalence, magnetic resonance imaging …

Background Recovery of functional independence is possible in patients with brainstem
traumatic axonal injury (TAI), also referred to as “grade 3 diffuse axonal injury,” but acute …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Traumatic brain injuries represent an important cause of
death for young people. The main objectives of this work are to correlate brain stem injuries …

Wiesmann M, Steinmeier E, Magerkurth O, Linn J, Gottmann D, Missler U. Outcome
prediction in traumatic brain injury: comparison of neurological status, CT findings, and …

While computed tomography (CT) is the appropriate technique for the urgent detection of
hematomas and contusions in the cerebral hemispheres, it is much less effective at …