Controversy in use of mannitol in head injury
The most commonly used drug in the patients of severe head injury is mannitol. The drug is classified pharmacologically as osmotic-diuretic but its mechanism of action in decreasing intracranial pressure is multi-factorial. Despite having dramatic results in the management of head injury patients th...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.
2008-06-01
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| Series: | The Indian Journal of Neurotrauma |
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| Online Access: | http://www.ijntonline.com/June08/abstracts/abs4.PDF |