title: Acute Traumatic Brain Injury: A Review of Recent Advances in Imaging and Management.
abstract: Acute traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a major cause of death and disability in young persons worldwide, producing a substantial economic burden on health services. New technology in computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging is allowing the acquisition of more accurate and detailed information on cerebral pathology post-TBI. This has greatly improved prognostic ability in TBI and enables earlier identification of pathology, making it potentially amenable to therapeutic intervention. Recent advances in the management of TBI have been hampered by a lack of class I evidence arising from difficulties in applying strict study protocols to a patient subset as heterogeneous as post-TBI patients. The most definite benefits in terms of survival after TBI come from admission to a specialist neurosurgical centre, with goal-targeted therapy and intensive care services. Some traditional therapies for the treatment of acute TBI have been proven to be harmful and should be avoided. A number of management strategies have proved potentially beneficial post-TBI, but there is insufficient evidence to make definitive recommendations at present. Future therapies that are currently under investigation include decompressive craniectomy, progesterone therapy, and possibly therapeutic hypothermia.
authors.affiliation: University of Oxford Medical Sciences Division, John Radcliffe Hospital, Headley Way, Headington, Oxford, UK. jrfwilson@doctors.org.uk.|University of Oxford Medical Sciences Division, John Radcliffe Hospital, Headley Way, Headington, Oxford, OX39DU, UK. jrfwilson@doctors.org.uk.
authors.forename: Jamie R F
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Wilson
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, West Wing, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK.
authors.forename: Alex
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Green
keywords: Brain; Imaging; Injury; Management; TBI; Trauma
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