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Neuroworsening in the Emergency Department Is a Predictor of Traumatic Brain Injury Intervention and Outcome: A TRACK-TBI Pilot Study.
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article
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Yue, John K; Krishnan, Nishanth; Kanter, John H; Deng, Hansen; Okonkwo, David O; Puccio, Ava M; Madhok, Debbie Y; Belton, Patrick J; Lindquist, Britta E; Satris, Gabriela G; Lee, Young M; Umbach, Gray; Duhaime, Ann-Christine; Mukherjee, Pratik; Yuh, Esther L; Valadka, Alex B; DiGiorgio, Anthony M; Tarapore, Phiroz E; Huang, Michael C; Manley, Geoffrey T; TRACK-TBI Investigators
Source
Journal of clinical medicine. 12(5)
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IntroductionNeuroworsening may be a sign of progressive brain injury and is a factor for treatment of traumatic brain injury (TBI) in intensive care settings. The implications of neuroworsening for clinical management and long-term sequelae of TBI in the emergency department (ED) require characterization.MethodsAdult TBI subjects from the prospective Transforming Research and Clinical Knowledge in Traumatic Brain Injury Pilot Study with ED admission and disposition Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) scores were extracted. All patients received head computed tomography (CT) scan