Advances in management of severe head injuries in childhood.
An analysis of the clinical courses of 205 children with severe head injuries is given. In addition to the use of modern intensive care methods, advances are due to monitoring intracranial pressure directly, steroid therapy in very high doses, and early activation in the subacute stage after injury. By this it is possible to lower mortality and to achieve better clinical results.
D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003128:Coma / Q000150:complications; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000145:classification / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy*; D003422:Critical Care / Q000379:methods*; D003907:Dexamethasone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007427:Intracranial Pressure; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic; D012121:Respiration, Artificial
D003907:Dexamethasone