scholarly journals Successful Use of Prolonged Mild Hypothermia in a Patient With Severe Head Injury and Diffuse Brain Swelling-Case Report-

2007 ◽  
Vol 47 (3) ◽  
pp. 116-120 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mamoru MURAKAMI ◽  
Tetsuya TSUKAHARA ◽  
Hiroyasu ISHIKURA ◽  
Taketo HATANO ◽  
Takuya NAKAKUKI ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Head Injury ◽  
Severe Head Injury ◽  
Mild Hypothermia ◽  
Brain Swelling ◽  
Diffuse Brain Swelling ◽  
Diffuse Brain

Diffuse brain swelling in severely head-injured children

1992 ◽  
Vol 76 (3) ◽  
pp. 450-454 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Francois Aldrich ◽  
Howard M. Eisenberg ◽  
Christy Saydjari ◽  
Thomas G. Luerssen ◽  
Mary A. Foulkes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mortality Rate ◽  
Severe Head Injury ◽  
Mortality Rates ◽  
Study Data ◽  
Brain Swelling ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Head Injured ◽  
Diffuse Brain Swelling ◽  
Fine Print ◽  
Diffuse Brain

✓ In this study, data were prospectively collected from 753 patients (111 children and 642 adults) with severe head injury and examined for evidence of diffuse brain swelling and its association with outcome. Diffuse brain swelling occurred approximately twice as often in children (aged 16 years or younger) as in adults. A high mortality rate (53%) was found in these children, which was three times that of the children without diffuse brain swelling (16%). Adults with diffuse brain swelling had a mortality rate (46%) similar to that of children, but only slightly higher than that for adults without diffuse brain swelling (39%). When the diagnosis of diffuse brain swelling was expanded to include patients with diffuse brain swelling plus small parenchymal hemorrhages (< 15 cu cm), these mortality rates were virtually unchanged.

Usefulness of RemiPro for pediatric neurorehabilitation in severe head injury: A case report

2011 ◽  
Vol 42 (S 01) ◽  
Author(s):  
M Hessenauer ◽  
E Romein ◽  
S Berweck ◽  
G Kluger ◽  
M Staudt
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Head Injury ◽  
Severe Head Injury

scholarly journals Changes in cerebral hemodynamics in patients with posttraumatic diffuse brain swelling after external intraventricular drainage

2015 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 90-94
Author(s):  
Kefei Chen ◽  
Jirong Dong ◽  
Tian Xia ◽  
Chunlei Zhang ◽  
Wei Zhao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cerebral Hemodynamics ◽  
Brain Swelling ◽  
Diffuse Brain Swelling ◽  
Diffuse Brain

scholarly journals Decompressive craniotomy: prognostic factors and complications in 89 patients

2008 ◽  
Vol 66 (2b) ◽  
pp. 369-373 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rodrigo Moreira Faleiro ◽  
Luiz Carlos Mendes Faleiro ◽  
Elisa Caetano ◽  
Isabella Gomide ◽  
Cristina Pita ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Prognostic Factors ◽  
Head Injury ◽  
Severe Head Injury ◽  
Traffic Accidents ◽  
Acute Subdural Hematoma ◽  
Brain Swelling ◽  
Decompressive Craniotomy ◽  
Independent Test ◽  
Post Traumatic ◽  
Subdural Effusions

Decompressive craniotomy (DC) is applied to treat post-traumatic intracranial hypertension (ICH). The purpose of this study is to identify prognostic factors and complications of unilateral DC. Eighty-nine patients submited to unilateral DC were retrospectively analyzed over a period of 30 months. Qui square independent test and Fisher test were used to identify prognostic factors. The majority of patients were male (87%). Traffic accidents had occurred in 47% of the cases. 64% of the patients had suffered severe head injury, while pupillary abnormalities were already present in 34%. Brain swelling plus acute subdural hematoma were the most common tomographic findings (64%). Complications occurred in 34.8% of the patients: subdural effusions in 10 (11.2%), hydrocephalus in 7 (7.9%) and infection in 14 (15.7%). The admittance Glasgow coma scale was a statistically significant predictor of outcome ( p=0.0309).

Does “Second Impact Syndrome” Exist?

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul McCrory ◽  
Gavin Davis ◽  
Michael Makdissi ◽  
Michael Turner
Keyword(s):  
Government Regulation ◽  
Recent Trend ◽  
The United States ◽  
Brain Swelling ◽  
Management Guidelines ◽  
Concussion Management ◽  
Sports Concussion ◽  
Diffuse Brain Swelling ◽  
Impact Syndrome ◽  
Diffuse Brain

Second impact syndrome is a condition that is believed by some people to be a consequence of recurrent sports concussion. The only evidence to support its existence is anecdotal and, if it does exist, it is rare. The fear of this condition has driven the promulgation of concussion management guidelines and, more worryingly, the recent trend towards government regulation of the clinical management of concussion in the United States. Diffuse brain swelling following a single head injury, a well-recognized condition, is more common in children than in adults and usually has a poor outcome. It is posited that the so-called second impact syndrome simply represents diffuse brain swelling mistakenly attributed to repeated concussion.

Effect of Mild Hypothermia on Uncontrollable Intracranial Hypertension after Severe Head Injury

1994 ◽  
Vol 38 (4) ◽  
pp. 212
Author(s):  
TADAHIKO SHIOZAKI ◽  
HISASHI SUGIMOTO ◽  
MAMORU TANEDA ◽  
HIROYOSHI YOSHIDA ◽  
ATSUSHI IWAI ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Head Injury ◽  
Intracranial Hypertension ◽  
Severe Head Injury ◽  
Mild Hypothermia
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