Major mechanisms causing brain damage in stroke are described in the following article of Neurology. It covers materials such as Focal Ischemic Injury, Cerebral Blood Flow, Mechanisms of Neuronal Injury, Ischemic Penumbra, Neuronal Death, Ischemic Stroke, Thrombosis, Embolism, Global-Ischemic or Hypotensive Stroke, and Question and Answers in association with Pathophysiology of Stroke.
Archives for Neurology
Exploring Journal Guideline for the Management of TBI/Severe Head Injury
The following journal is a guideline for the management of severe head injury in association with managing prehospital patients with severe head injuries.
Various Approaches to Treat Intracranial Hypertension in Severe Head Trauma
There is another approach proposed in literature for intracranial hypertension control in cases of head trauma. It is the Lund therapy or protocol, developed at the University of Lund, Sweden. And below we provide you with table filled with various approaches to treat intracranial hypertension in severe head trauma.
What Intravenous Fluid Needed in Head Injury’s Resuscitation?
you will find in the article later on as well as sections discussed about the degree of resuscitation, the consideration in the use of various available intravenous fluids such as crystalloids, isotonic saline, hypertonic saline, colloid, albumen, and blood transfussion. Accordingly, hypertonic saline seems ideal as it restores normovolemia, decreases cerebral edema and lowers Intracranial Pressure.
