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DECRA trial – Decompressive Craniectomy in Diffuse Traumatic Brain Injury

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Important trial dealing with the contentious issue of decompressive craniectomy for diffuse traumatic brain injury. Cooper et al. New England Journal of Medicine 2011. “In adults with severe diffuse traumatic brain injury and refractory intracranial hypertension, early bifrontotemporoparietal decompressive craniectomy decreased intracranial pressure and the length of stay in the ICU but was associated with… Continue reading DECRA trial – Decompressive Craniectomy in Diffuse Traumatic Brain Injury

Subarachnoid Haemorrhage

Sensitivity of computed tomography performed within six hours of onset of headache for diagnosis of subarachnoid haemorrhage: prospective cohort study

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An oft-cited and important study in SAH-diagnostics. “Modern third generation computed tomography is extremely sensitive in identifying subarachnoid haemorrhage when it is carried out within six hours of headache onset and interpreted by a qualified radiologist” Read the full article by Perry et al. in the BMJ (2011) here.