In this article Swedish and Finnish colleagues (Thelin et al) look at current scoring systems for CT imaging in TBI patients. Most older systems in use today seem to be increasingly outdated and are limited in their diagnostic and prognostic accuracy. It is the latter the authors seem to focus on in this observational multicenter… Continue reading New Article in PLOS: Reevaluating CT Scoring Systems for TBI
A thought provoking take on death by neurological criteria, challenging the traditionally accepted concept of brain death. Listen to the talk from SMACC DUB here.
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Prognostic value of secondary insults in traumatic brain injury: results from the IMPACT study. J Neurotrauma. 2007. McHugh et al.
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