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Refractory intracranial hypertension in traumatic brain injury: Proposal for a novel score to assess the safety of lumbar cerebrospinal fluid drainage

BACKGROUND: Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) drainage via ventricular puncture is an established therapy of elevated intracranial pressure (ICP). In contrast, lumbar CSF removal is believed to be contraindicated with intracranial hypertension. METHODS: We investigated the safety and efficacy of lumbar CSF...

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Autores principales: Bauer, Marlies, Sohm, Florian, Thomé, Claudius, Ortler, Martin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5682699/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29184716
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/sni.sni_98_17