[Reaction of the injured brain in childhood (author's transl)].
For children with severe brain injuries conservative management with intensive care treatment must be correlated carefully with operative interventions. Apart from the clinical course a better assessment can be obtained by continuous monitoring of the epidural space pressure and by continuous EEG recording. While with generalised brain damage cranial decompression may be successful, the more localised lesions may have to be treated by resection of the traumatically damaged brain tissue. The timing and type of surgery is demonstrated in relation to above described parameters. A statistical evaluation of the results of treatment of severe brain injury is presented with special reference to the age of the patient. It is stressed that the recovery potential of the brain in childhood is greater than in adults.
D000367:Age Factors; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004569:Electroencephalography; D004824:Epidural Space / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic; D011379:Prognosis; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014207:Trephining
Zur Reaktionsweise des verletzten kindlichen Gehirns--Am Beispiel sogenannter Dekompressionsoperationen.