Levetiracetam
Levetiracetam (keppra) is a drug used as an anticonvulsant as monotherapy, or an adjunct, and as a Tier 2 agent in status epilepticus.
Tag TBI
Prognosis and Palliation in TBI
Evie Marcolini talks about an aspect of neurocritical care that we commonly wrestle with:...prognostication.
Mild TBI and Concussion
Concussions have gained lay person attention over the past several years, due to high profile media stories from military conflict and professional sports.Also known as "mild" TBI, concussion affects millions of patients worldwide
Real world outcomes from TBI
Des Gorman talks about outcomes and controversies following traumatic brain injury.
Rehabilitation post Traumatic Brain Injury
The rehabilitation of people who have cognitive impairment after TBI should be based on an understanding of what is the likely cause of that impairment. Des Gorman
Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 201
Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 201 - Just when you thought your brain could unwind on a Friday, some medical trivia FFFF.
Bullet in the Head
A gun shot wound to the head provides the basis for a question-and-answer based discussion on penetrating traumatic brain injury and multi-modal monitoring.
Traumatic Brain Injury Literature Summaries
Reviewed and revised Chris Nickson and Sarah Yong STEROIDS AND TBI Roberts I, Yates D, Sandercock P, et al: CRASH trial collaborators: Effect of intravenous corticosteroids on death within 14 days in 10008 adults with clinically significant head injury (MRC…
Paediatric Traumatic Brain Injury
Paediatric Traumatic Brain Injury Priorities: precise assessment of brain injury + associated injury; protection against secondary brain injury; management of ICP
Lund Concept for Traumatic Brain injury
A 'volume-targeted' approach to the management of TBI developed by a Swedish group (not ABBA), based on physiological volume regulation of the intracranial compartments. The Lund concept contradicts the prevailing strategem of titrating CPP to match ICP in TBI
Temperature and Traumatic Brain Injury
Temperature and TBI. Induced hypothermia has been used for years to reduced cerebral metabolic rate; manipulation of temperature has been shown to effect certain types of brain injury (therapeutic hypothermia in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest).
Polyuria and Traumatic Brain Injury
polyuria following TBI is common; multiple causes, some of which imply a poor prognosis. Goal is to identify and treat the cause and any complications