title: Current concepts in treatment of closed head injury.
abstract: Standards for management of severe closed head injury should help to establish a foundation for routine care and ongoing research. Studies of cerebral blood flow, oxygenation and metabolism suggest a pattern seen in patients with low c\scores on the Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS), who are known to have poor outcomes. Moderate hypothermia, although improving outcome for patients with GCS of 5-7, has not been beneficial for patients with lower GCS scores.
authors.affiliation: University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Allen
authors.forename: C L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Parmley