Recent Advances in Neurotraumatology

Front Matter....Pages I-XXXVIII
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Protective Effectiveness of Safety Helmets — Its Limitations in Preventing Diffuse Brain Injury....Pages 3-17
Front Matter....Pages 19-19
The Management of Acute Neurotrauma in Rural and Remote Locations — A Set of Guidelines for the Care of Head and Spinal Injuries....Pages 21-26
Understanding Head Impact Tolerance as an Aid in Injury Prevention....Pages 27-30
Countermeasures Against Head Injuries in Car Accidents....Pages 31-36
Front Matter....Pages 37-37
The Organisation of Health Care in Civilian Disasters....Pages 39-41
Front Matter....Pages 43-43
An Experimental Chronic Subdural Hematoma in Dogs — with a Brain Atrophy Model....Pages 45-48
Significance of Cholesterol Metabolites in Chronic Subdural Hematoma....Pages 49-52
The Role of the Kallikrein-Kinin System in Chronic Subdural Hematoma....Pages 53-56
Histochemical Profile of Chronic Subdural Hematoma from a Wound Healing Viewpoint....Pages 57-60
The Role of Platelet-Activating Factor (PAF) in the Development of Chronic Subdural Hematoma....Pages 61-64
Significance of Platelet-Activating Factor (PAF) and PAF — Acethylhydrolase in the Pathogenesis of Chronic Subdural Hematoma....Pages 65-68
Coagulation and Fibrinolysis in Chronic Subdural Hematomas....Pages 69-71
Fibrinolytic Activities of the Chronic Subdural Hematoma and Efficacy of the Antifibrinolytic Agent for the Chronic Subdural Hematoma....Pages 72-75
Chromic Subdural Haematoma Experience with 2245 Cases....Pages 76-79
Evaluation of Cerebral Blood Flow by SPECT in Patients with Chronic Subdural Hematomas....Pages 80-83
Evolution from Acute Subdural Hematomas to Chronic Subdural Hematomas....Pages 84-87
Chronic Subdural Hematoma Secondary to Traumatic Subdural Hygroma: Consequence or Coexistence?....Pages 88-90
Development of Chronic Subdural Hematomas from Acute Thin Subdural Hematomas: Determinants of Their Evolution....Pages 91-94
Surgical Treatment of Chronic Subdural Hematoms in Adults....Pages 95-98
Consideration of Pathophysiology of Chronic Subdural Hematoma by Measurements of Cerebral Blood Flow, Intracranial Pressure and EEG Topography....Pages 99-102
Front Matter....Pages 43-43
Analysis of Intracerebral Stress Distribution and Its Effect on Regional Blood Flow in Chronic Subdural Hematoma....Pages 103-106
Chronological Change in Biomechanical Indices of Chronic Subdural Hematoma During and After Closed Drainage — When Should Fluid Drainage Cease?....Pages 107-109
Evolution of Surgical Treatment of Chronic Subdural Hematomas....Pages 110-112
Chronic Subdural Hematoma in Adults as Compared with Aged Group....Pages 113-116
Development and Treatment of Chronic Subdural Hematoma....Pages 117-120
Chronic Subdural Hematoma Associated with Middle Cranial Fossa Arachnoid Cyst. Is Cyst Peritoneal Shunt Treatment of Choice?....Pages 121-124
The Relationship Between Cephalic Index and Chronic Subdural Hematoma....Pages 125-128
Analysis of MR Findings on Initial Stage of Chronic Subdural Hematoma — Evaluation of Proton Density Image....Pages 129-132
Chronic Subdural Hematomas: Pathophysiological Studies with MR Imaging and SEP....Pages 133-136
Antifibrinolytic Therapy of Chronic Subdural Hematomas....Pages 137-140
The Treatment of Chronic Subdural Hematoma by Burr-Hole Craniostomy with or without Irrigation and Closed-System Drainage....Pages 141-144
Analysis of 150 Cases with Chronic Subdural Hematoma in Adult on the Factors Related to Functional Outcome....Pages 145-148
Postoperative Morphological Recovery of Deformed Brain in Cases with Chronic Subdural Hematoma: The Difference Between a Burr Hole Closed Drainage and a Burr Hole Irrigation....Pages 149-152
Clinical Study on Recurrent Chronic Subdural Hematoma....Pages 153-156
Zero Postoperative Recurrence Rates in Chronic Subdural Hematoma....Pages 157-160
Front Matter....Pages 161-161
MRI Analysis of Cerebral Contusions: Significance of Intraparenchymal Fluid-Blood Interface....Pages 163-166
Assessment of Brainstem Distortion Associated with Supretentorial Lesions by Magnetic Resonance Imaging....Pages 167-170
Significance of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) in Diffuse Axonal Injury....Pages 171-174
MRI in Surgically Treated Cases of Post-Traumatic Cervical Myelopathy and Radiculopathy....Pages 175-179
Diffuse Axonal Injury Caused by Traffic Accident — Long Term Serial CT Findings and Medicolegal Problem....Pages 180-183
Front Matter....Pages 161-161
Comparison of MRI and X-ray CT Scan Findings in Patients with Serious Neurological Deficits Due to Head Injury....Pages 184-187
The Clinical Study of Severe Diffuse Axonal Injury — A Prognostic Point of View from MRI Study in the Acute Stage....Pages 188-191
Prediction of the Reversibility of the Brain Stem Dysfunction in Head Injury Patients: MRI and Auditory Brain Stem Response Study....Pages 192-195
Neuroimaging of Cerebral Metabolism in Severe Diffuse Brain Injury in Chronic Stage: Part 2. MR Spectroscopy and Spectroscopic Imaging....Pages 196-199
Cerebral Hemodynamics and Metabolism in Severe Diffuse Brain Injury in Chronic Stage: Positron Emission Tomography....Pages 200-203
Effects of Decompressive Craniectomy on Regional Cerebral Blood Flow in Severe Head Trauma Patients Assessed by HMPAO SPECT....Pages 204-207
Cerebral Blood Flow Measurement in Head Trauma Patients....Pages 208-211
Validation Study of Skull Three-Dimensional Computed Tomographic Scans (3D-CT) in the Management of Head Injury....Pages 212-215
Front Matter....Pages 217-217
Alteration of the Neurotransmitter Contens in the Rabbit Brain Functional Structures at Remote Period Following Experimental Mild Craniocerebral Trauma....Pages 219-222
Traumatic Brain Damage Mediated by Excitatory Amino Acid Neurotransmitters: Glutamate Release from Contused Brain Tissue....Pages 223-226
Neurofunctional Changes in Thalamic Neurons After Cortical Ablation in Adult Rats: Effect of Basic Fibroblast Growth Factor upon Thalamic Neurons....Pages 227-231
An Experimental Study of the Evolution of Focal Axonal Injury....Pages 232-235
Physiological Roles of Neurotrophic Factors in Brain Injury....Pages 236-239
Effect of the Kappa Agonist CI-977 on Ischaemic Brain Damage and Cerebral Blood Flow After Middle Cerebral Artery Occlusion in the Rat....Pages 240-243
Roles of Free Radicals in the Self-Propagating Injury Within Injured Spinal Cord Tissue....Pages 244-247
Transient Hypotension Induces Remote Neuronal Damage from the Primary Concussion in the Rat....Pages 248-251
Cerebral Blood Flow and Glucose Metabolism Following Experimental Head Injury....Pages 252-255
Secondary Damage of the Cerebral Cortex: Blood Flow and Metabolic Studies....Pages 256-259
Basic Fibroblast Growth Factor Prevents Retrograde Degeneration of the Thalamic Neurons After Ablation of the Somatosensory Cortex....Pages 260-263
Treatment of Vasogenic Brain Edema by V 1 Receptor Antagonist of Arginine Vasopressin....Pages 264-267
Front Matter....Pages 269-269
The Acceleration-Deceleration Fractures of the Skull Base — An Experimental Study....Pages 271-274
Experimental Study in Cerebral Venous Circulatory Disturbance: With Special Reference to Venous Hemorrhage....Pages 275-278
Amelioration of Septal Cholinergic Neuronal Degeneration After Nerve Growth Factor Deprivation by Cytokine-Activated Astrocytes....Pages 279-282
HSP72-Like Immunoreactivity After Fluid Percussive Brain Injury in the Rat: Relationship to Cell Type....Pages 283-286
Front Matter....Pages 287-287
Contribution of Increased Cerebral Blood Volume to Post-Traumatic Intracranial Hypertension....Pages 289-292
Cerebral Perfusion Pressure Management of Head Injury....Pages 293-296
Continuous Monitoring of Transcranial Doppler, Jugular Venous Oxygen Saturation, and Quantitative EEG in Severe Head Injury....Pages 297-300
Cerebral Hyperemia Prior to Acute Cerebral Swelling in Patients with Severe Brain Injuries: The Role of Transcranial Doppler Monitoring....Pages 301-304
Investigation of Intracranial Haemodynamics by Means of Transcranial Doppler Ultrasonography After Severe Head Injury — A Clinical Study....Pages 305-308
Outcome of Patients with Severe Head Injury — Evaluation by Cerebral Perfusion Pressure....Pages 309-312
Toxicity of Nutritional Support in the Traumatic Brain Injured....Pages 313-318
A New Potential Therapy for Treatment of Posttraumatic Brain Oedema Based on Haemodynamic Principles for Brain Volume Regulation....Pages 319-322
How Low ICP Should Be Controlled in Acute Stage of Severe Head Injury Cases....Pages 323-326
Improved Outcome from Traumatic Coma Using Ventricular CSF Drainage....Pages 327-330
Front Matter....Pages 331-331
Near-Infrared Spectroscopic Localization of Intracranial Hematomas....Pages 333-336
CT — Guided Stereotactic Aspiration of Traumatic Intracerebral Hematomas....Pages 337-340
Missile Brain Injuries: An Approach to the Management on the Basis of Experience with 106 Wounded Patients in Osijek General Hospital over the 15 Month Period of War....Pages 341-344
Prognosis in Patients with Post-Traumatic Intracerebral Hemorrhage Vs Contusion....Pages 345-348
Head Injury Deaths — Intracranial, Extracranial: What is Unavoidable Death?....Pages 349-351
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Temporal Tip Acute Epidural Hematoma — Its Diagnosis and Clinical Features....Pages 355-358
Front Matter....Pages 353-353
Preliminary Results of Sequential Scans Tc-HM-PAO (SPECT) and CT in Patients with Post-Traumatic Asymptomatic Extradural Hematoma Who Have Been Operated Versus Patients Who Have Not Been Operated. A Multicentre Randomized Study in Northern Italy....Pages 359-363
Rapid Spontaneously Disappearance of Acute Subdural Hematomas: Analysis of 31 Cases....Pages 364-366
Treatment of Acute Subdural Hematoma....Pages 367-370
Outcome of Acute Subdural Hematoma — Large Decompressive Craniectomy Vs Hematoma Irrigation with Trephination Therapy....Pages 371-374
Re-Evaluation of Acute Subdural Hematomas by Using Recent Neuro-Imaging Studies....Pages 375-378
Front Matter....Pages 379-379
Diagnostic Significance of Serum Neuron-Specific Enolase and Myelin Basic Protein Assay in Patients with Acute Head Injury....Pages 381-383
Is Diffuse Axonal Injury a Clinical Entity?....Pages 384-387
Analysis of 260 Cases of Severe Head Injury — Did an Aggressive Treatment Improve the Functional Outcome?....Pages 388-391
Difficulties in Modelling Criteria Predicting Intracranial Hypertension in Severe Closed Head Injury....Pages 392-395
A Mathematical Model for Outcome Prediction in Severe Head Injury....Pages 396-399
Front Matter....Pages 401-401
Neuropsychological Aspects of Severe Brain Contusions and Diffuse Axonal Damages in Children....Pages 403-406
Assessment of Cerebral Contusion of Acute Subdural Hematoma in Children by MRI....Pages 407-410
Diffuse Brain Injury in Children....Pages 411-414
Front Matter....Pages 415-415
Electrophysiological and Biochemical Study in the Acute Stages of Experimental Spinal Cord Injuries....Pages 417-420
Modern Concepts in the Neurosurgical Treatment of Severe Thoraco-Lumbar Spine Injuries....Pages 421-424
Late Results of Surgical Management of Thoracolumbar Injuries with Kluger’s Fixateur Interne....Pages 425-431
Lumbosacral Selective Posterior Rhizotomy for Lower Limb Spasticity in Adults....Pages 432-435
Role of Birth Injury in Syringomyelia....Pages 436-439
Effect of Methylpredonisolone on Spinal Cord Blood Flow After Spinal Cord Injury in Rats....Pages 440-443
Front Matter....Pages 445-445
Neurotraumatology in West Africa — Burkina Faso’s Experience....Pages 447-449
Front Matter....Pages 445-445
Epidemiological Aspect of Chronic Subdural Haematoma....Pages 450-452
Management in Multitraumatized Patients with Head and Spine Injuries....Pages 453-458
Decline in Mortality Following Head Injury: Results of a Better Treatment on the Scene of Accident and of New Indication for CT Scanning....Pages 459-461
Coagulation and Fibrinolysis in Head Injury: An Analysis with New Molecular Markers....Pages 462-465
Opioid Peptides and SP as Growth Factors for Neurons and Glial Cells CNS: Experimental Model in Culture....Pages 466-469
Frozen Autograft Cranioplasty After Decompressive Craniectomy — Medical and Economical Benefits....Pages 470-473
Indirect Traumatic Optic Neuropathy — Visual Outcome of Transcutaneously Electrostimulated Cases....Pages 474-477
A Case of Traumatic Aneurysm of the Lenticulostriate Artery Associated with Basal Ganglia Hemorrhage....Pages 478-481
Back Matter....Pages 483-483