Results: 173

Avaliação ultrassonográfica do diâmetro da bainha do nervo óptico de pacientes com traumatismo cranioencefálico grave e sua correlação com técnica invasiva

Introdução: o aumento da pressão intracraniana (PIC) pode deteriorar as condições clínicas de pacientes vítimas de traumatismo cranioencefálico (TCE) grave, sendo que a identificação e o tratamento precoce desse aumento são considerados modificadores de morbidade e de mortalidade. Entre as té...

The effect of rosmarinic acid on deformities occurring in brain tissue by craniectomy method. Histopathological evaluation of IBA-1 and GFAP expressions

Acta cir. bras; 35 (4), 2020
Abstract Purpose To investigate the role of Rosmarinic acid (RA) in the prevention of traumatic brain injury and the immunohistochemical analysis of IBA-1 and GFAP expressions. Methods Healthy male rats were randomly divided into 3 groups consisting of 10 rats. Groups were as follows; control group, tr...

Traumatismo craneoencefálico en niños. Hospital General de Medellín y Clínica Somer de Rionegro, 2010-2017

Iatreia; 33 (1), 2020
RESUMEN Objetivo: describir las características sociodemográficas, aspectos clínicos y complicaciones de los niños de 0 a 10 años de edad que sufrieron traumatismo craneoencefálico, atendidos en el Hospital General de Medellín y en la Clínica Somer de Rionegro entre los años 2010 y 2017. Mét...

Hydroxysafflor yellow A acutely attenuates blood-brain barrier permeability, oxidative stress, inflammation and apoptosis in traumatic brain injury in rats1

Acta cir. bras; 35 (12), 2020
Abstract Purpose: To investigate the therapeutic benefits of Hydroxysafflor yellow A (HSYA) on blood-brain barrier (BBB) vulnerability after traumatic brain injury (TBI) and identify its potential action of mechanisms on TBIinduced injuries. Methods: The rat TBI model was performed by using a controlle...

Injuria cerebral secundaria en UCI: ¿cómo la atención del equipo de salud modifica los eventos clínicos que la causan?
Secondary brain injury in the ICU: how does the attention of the health team modify the clinical events that cause it?

Introducción: El principio fundamental en el tratamiento global de la lesión cerebral es evitar las injurias secundarias. Una variedad de intervenciones realizadas por el equipo de salud puede estimular al paciente neurocrítico y conducir a las condiciones que causan injuria cerebral secundaria (ICS)....

Abducens Nerve Palsy as Initial Manifestation of Chronic Subdural Hematoma: Case Report

Arq. bras. neurocir; 38 (4), 2019
Chronic subdural hematoma (CSDH) is a form of progressive intracranial hemorrhage, typically associated with cases of trauma. The manifestation of this comorbidity with abducens palsy is a rare finding. The present work aims to describe the case of an adult patient with abducens nerve palsy as a manifest...

Evaluation of Head Computed Tomography Assessment of Brain Swelling after Acute Traumatic Brain Injury: A Pilot study

Arq. bras. neurocir; 38 (4), 2019
Objective To evaluate the interobserver reliability of a new scale created for quantitatively assessing brain swelling in traumatic brain injury (TBI) patients using the computed tomography (CT) findings in three levels. Methods Computed tomography scans of severe head injury patients were randomly selec...

Propuesta de protocolo en pacientes comatosos tras lesión cerebral traumática grave

Resumen Introducción: Para analizar cuál es la mejor alternativa para la recuperación del paciente comatoso tras la lesión cerebral traumática grave en su contexto agudo, entre 1-6 semanas tras el evento traumático, se realizó una búsqueda bibliográfica sistemática. Metodología: La búsqueda...

"The books and the night", neurological perspective on Jorge Luis Borges' blindness

Gac. méd. Méx; 155 (5), 2019
The works of Argentinian scholar Jorge Luis Borges (1899-1986) have captivated physicians. An assiduous reader, he was given, with magnificent irony, "books and the night". Borges suffered from chronic and irreversible blindness, which influenced much of his work and has been the subject of different lit...

Atención de los pacientes con trauma grave durante los primeros días: evolución entre la urgencia, el pabellón y la unidad de cuidados intensivos

Rev. méd. Chile; 147 (10), 2019
Background: Trauma is the main cause of death among people aged 5 to 44 years. Aim: To describe features, treatment and evolution of trauma patients admitted to an emergency room. Material and Methods: Adult patients admitted in the emergency department of a public hospital due to severe trauma were st...