Computerised tomography indices of raised intracranial pressure and traumatic brain injury severity in a New Zealand sample
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After traumatic brain injury (TBI) complex cellular and biochemical processes occur¹ including changes in blood flow and oxygenation of the brain; cerebral swelling; and raised intracranial pressure (ICP).² This can dramatically worsen the damage³ and contributes to mortality.
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Barker-Collo, S., Starkey, N. J., Kahan, M., Theadom, A., & Feigin, V. L. (2012). Computerised tomography indices of raised intracranial pressure and traumatic brain injury severity in a New Zealand sample. The New Zealand Medical Journal, 125(1360).
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New Zealand Medical Association