Management of head injury. Intracranial pressure monitoring.
The role of intracranial pressure monitoring as an adjunct to the clinical examination, CT scanning, and other diagnostic modalities has become increasingly recognized. This article presents a brief overview of the present status of this technique and touches on prospects for further developments.
Kanter
M J
MJ
Department of Neurosurgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.
Narayan
R K
RK
D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000503:physiopathology*; D004453:Echoencephalography; D005074:Evoked Potentials, Visual / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D007427:Intracranial Pressure / Q000502:physiology*; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000295:instrumentation*; D014696:Ventriculostomy / Q000295:instrumentation*