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Red blood cell distribution width in patients with limb, chest and head trauma [PDF]

Archives of Medical Science, 2017
Introduction : This study investigated the values of red blood cell distribution width (RDW), an emerging and independent predictor of morbidity and mortality, in patients with limb, chest and head trauma.
Giuseppe Lippi, Chiara Bovo, Ruggero Buonocore, Michele Mitaritonno, Gianfranco Cervellin   +4 more
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Classification and management of mild head trauma

International Journal of General Medicine, 2011
Almir F Andrade, Wellingson S Paiva, Matheus S Soares, Robson LO De Amorim, Wagner M Tavares, Manoel J TeixeiraDivision of Neurosurgery, Hospital Das Clínicas University of Sao Paulo Medical School, Sao Paulo, BrazilAbstract: Mild head trauma ...
Almir F Andrade, Wellingson S Paiva, Matheus S Soares, et al   +3 more
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Significance of Elecsys (R) S100 immunoassay for real-time assessment of traumatic brain damage in multiple trauma patients [PDF]

, 2006
Background: The neuroprotein S100 released into the circulation has been suggested as a reliable marker for primary brain damage. However, safe identification of relevant traumatic brain injury (TBI) may possibly be hampered by S100 release from ...
Kirchhoff, Chlodwig, Gippner-Steppert, Cornelia, Mussack, Thomas, Buhmann, Sonja, Jochum, Marianne, Ladurner, Roland, Biberthaler, Peter, Mutschler, Wolf   +7 more
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EVALUATION OF PEDIATRIC HEAD INJURIES

The Iraqi Journal of Medical Sciences, 2016
Background:Trauma is a leading cause of death in children older than one year in the world; with head trauma representing 80% or more of the injuries.
Ihssan S. Nema
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Less Is More? The Impact of Trauma Volume on the Positive Rate of Head Computed Tomography Scans in Head Trauma Patients

The Scientific World Journal, 2012
Objective. Few studies have assessed the impact of trauma volume on the operational efficiency of emergency departments. Herein, we evaluate the association between trauma volume with the positive rate of head computed tomography scans in head trauma ...
Chao-Wen Chen, Yun-Ting Lou, Chi-Ming Chu, Hsing-Lin Lin, Wei-Che Lee, Ke-Zong Ma, Yuan-Chia Cheng, Liang-Chi Kuo   +7 more
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THERE IS NO ASSOCIATION BETWEEN SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE AND MORTALITY IN HEAD TRAUMA PATIENTS

Indonesian Journal for Health Sciences, 2019
Head trauma is a major public health problem and is a major cause of mortality worldwide. In the case of head trauma patients, the mortality is determined by using systolic blood pressure as one of the predictors.
Akhmad Renaldi Renaldi, Rismia Agustina, Oski Illiandri   +2 more
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Comparison of minor head trauma management in the emergency departments of a United States and Italian Children’s hospital

Italian Journal of Pediatrics, 2019
Background Pediatric head trauma management varies between emergency departments globally. Here we aim to compare the pediatric minor head trauma management between a US and Italian hospital.
Brittany M. Stopa, Stefano Amoroso, Luca Ronfani, Elena Neri, Egidio Barbi, Lois K. Lee   +5 more
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Evaluating glial and neuronal blood biomarkers GFAP and UCH-L1 as gradients of brain injury in concussive, subconcussive and non-concussive trauma: a prospective cohort study

BMJ Paediatrics Open, 2019
Objectives To evaluate the ability of glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) and ubiquitin C-terminal hydrolase (UCH-L1) to detect concussion in children and adult trauma patients with a normal mental status and assess biomarker concentrations over time ...
Mark R Zonfrillo, Linda Papa, Robert D Welch, Lawrence M Lewis, Carolina F Braga, Ciara N Tan, Neema J Ameli, Marco A Lopez, Crystal A Haeussler, Diego Mendez Giordano, Philip A Giordano, Jose Ramirez, Manoj K Mittal   +12 more
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Penetrating head trauma: 03 rare cases and literature review

The Pan African Medical Journal, 2017
Penetrating head trauma (PHT) include all open head injuries with foreign object in the brain. Although less common than closed head trauma, penetrating head trauma carry a worse prognosis.
Youssef Fahde, Mehdi Laghmari, Mohamed Skoumi   +2 more
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Head trauma and epilepsy [PDF]

Epilepsia, 2010
SummaryPosttraumatic epilepsy (PTE) is defined as a recurrent seizure disorder due to injury to the brain following head trauma. Traumatic brain injury (TBI) accounts for 20% of symptomatic epilepsy in the general population and 5% of all epilepsy. Prevention or suppression of the development of PTE is a major unmet challenge in medicine.
Asla Pitkänen, Tamuna Bolkvadze
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