Epidemiological and clinical profile of fatality in vulnerable road users at a high volume trauma center by Angeline Neetha Radjou, S Mohan Kumar

“…This study revealed specific injury patterns and severity. Head injury was the most common cause of death. …”
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A review of olmesartan medoxomil monotherapy: antihypertensive efficacy similar to that of other angiotensin II receptor blocker/hydrochlorothiazide combinations? by M. Greathouse

“…The diuretic hydrochlorothiazide is frequently added to enhance the ability of ARBs to lower BP. Several head-to-head comparison studies have shown differences in antihypertensive efficacy among the available ARBs. …”
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Neuropsychological profile at three months post injury in patients with traumatic brain injury by Ramli Ali, Suzaily Wahab, Abdul Hamid Abdul Rahman

“…Forty five percent (n=18) sustained moderate to severe head injury. Twenty five percent (n=10) have abnormal MMSE result. …”
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AMiCUS—A Head Motion-Based Interface for Control of an Assistive Robot by Nina Rudigkeit, Marion Gebhard

“…The article describes the hardware, software and signal processing of AMiCUS and presents the results of a volunteer study with 13 able-bodied subjects and 6 tetraplegics with severe head motion limitations. As part of the study, the subjects performed two different pick-and-place tasks. …”
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Tracheoesophageal fistula as a complication of prolonged endotracheal intubation by Osmany Cruz García, Carlos Gilberto Nieto Monteagudo, Mario Nápoles Lizano, Rafael Ibáñez Azán, Lester Manuel Álvarez Hurtado

“…Case Presentation: A 34-year-old patient who suffered severe head trauma with the need of prolonged endotracheal intubation. …”
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Lumbar Spondyloptosis after Severe Polytrauma: a Case Report by Nenad Koruga, Anamarija Soldo Koruga, Ivan Hećimović, Goran Kondža, Žarko Bakran, Vedran Zubčić, Ante Rotim, Vinicius Trindade Gomes da Silva

“…The patient underwent urgent multidisciplinary surgery due to severe head injuries. The next surgery was performed to stabilize the thoracolumbar segment and to preserve neurological functions. …”
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Iris Murdoch e Clarice Lispector: A tradução do romance a cabeça decepada by Mônica Stefani, Tiago Ferreira Pereira

“…Assim, este artigo apresenta uma análise contrastiva de trechos selecionados do romance A Severed Head (1961), da autora anglo-irlandesa Iris Murdoch, e de A Cabeça Decepada, tradução atribuída a Clarice Lispector (conforme nome na capa), publicada pela editora Artenova em 1973. …”
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Patterns of head injury among drivers and pillion riders of motorised two-wheeled vehicles in Bangalore by B Indira Devi, Sampath MS, BA Chandramouli, Nupur Pruthi

“…There was no significant difference between the GCS scores of drivers and pillion riders ( mild head injury – 60.8% Vs 74.5%, moderate head injury- 32.3% Vs 22.5%, severe head injury- 6.9% Vs 2.9%). Both the groups also did not differ significantly with regards to CT scan findings. …”
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Hubungan Penggunaan Helm dengan Derajat Cedera Kepala Akibat Kecelakaan Lalu Lintas pada Pengendara Sepeda Motor di RSUP Dr. M. Djamil Padang Tahun 2016-2017 by Sharon Serafim Bosawer, Rizki Rahmadian, Zelly Dia Rofinda

“…The results showed man (67,7%), did not use helmet (72%), and most types of head injuries are severe head injuries (50,5%. There was a significant relationship between the use of helmets with the degree of head injury due to traffic accidents on motorcycle riders (p=0,002). …”
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Uncommon modes of presentation of head injury by MK Tewari, RR Sharma, A Delmando, GP Mishra, SD Lad

“…Nine children (42.8%) sustained severe head injury [SHI] presenting as diffuse brain injury, brain edema, acute subdural hematomas, or multiple contusions. …”
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MR cisternography after intrathecal Gd-DTPA application. by Reiche, W, Komenda, Y, Schick, B, Grunwald, I, Steudel, W, Reith, W

“…In another case, CSF leakage after severe head injury was clinically highly suspected but ceased prior to MR cisternography with inability to detect the temporary fistula. …”

Change in Blood Flow Velocity Pulse Waveform during Plateau Waves of Intracranial Pressure by Karol Sawicki, Michał M. Placek, Tomasz Łysoń, Zenon Mariak, Robert Chrzanowski, Marek Czosnyka

“…Recordings of FV, ABP and ICP in 160 patients with severe head injury (treated in the Neurocritical Care Unit at Addenbrookes Hospital, Cambridge, UK) were reviewed retrospectively. …”
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Detection and successful endovascular treatment for a de novo intracranial pseudoaneurysm in early phase after traumatic brain injury by Sosho Kajiwara, Shuichi Tanoue, Masaru Hirohata, Yasuharu Takeuchi, Yu Hasegawa, Kimihiko Orito, Toshi Abe, Motohiro Morioka

“…Here, we report a case who was diagnosed with TIP in early phase after trauma and underwent endovascular treatment with parent artery occlusion (PAO), resulted in a good outcome.A 17-year-old boy hospitalized for severe head trauma. Computed tomography (CT) revealed an acute epidural hematoma (AEDH) in the right middle fossa along with the fracture from the right lateral optic canal to the right superior orbital fissure, and CT angiography showed no obvious aneurysm at that time. …”
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Quantification of Head Tremors in Medical Conditions: A Comparison of Analyses Using a 2D Video Camera and a 3D Wireless Inertial Motion Unit by David Amarantini, Isabelle Rieu, Giovanni Castelnovo, Frédérique Fluchère, Chloé Laurencin, Bertrand Degos, Aurélia Poujois, Alexandre Kreisler, Sophie Sangla, Mélissa Tir, Isabelle Benatru, Geneviève Blanchet-Fourcade, Dominique Guehl, Dominique Gayraud, Laurent Tatu, Christine Tranchant, Franck Durif, Marion Simonetta-Moreau

“…Concomitant with the clinical assessment of head tremor severity, head linear displacements in the frontal plane and head angular displacements in three dimensions were obtained simultaneously in forty-nine patients using one video camera and an IMMU in three experimental conditions while sitting (at rest, counting backward, and with arms extended). …”
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Estimation of cardiovascular risk in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus from a doctor's office by Rolando Zamora-Fung, Alexis Blanc-Márquez, Julio Jesús García-Gázquez, Yasniel Borrego-Moreno, Celia Fundora-Gonzales

“…Methods: an observational, descriptive and retrospective study was conducted in 38 patients with the diagnosis of severe head trauma from January 1, 2018 to January 1, 2019. …”
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Estimation of cardiovascular risk in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus from a doctor's office by Rolando Zamora-Fung, Alexis Blanc-Márquez, Julio Jesús García-Gázquez, Yasniel Borrego-Moreno, Celia Fundora-Gonzales

“…Methods: an observational, descriptive and retrospective study was conducted in 38 patients with the diagnosis of severe head trauma from January 1, 2018 to January 1, 2019. …”
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Characterization of patients with severe cranioencephalic trauma at “Arnaldo Milián Castro” General Teaching Hospital by Javier Alejandro Bermúdez-Ruiz, Mabel Merlán-Martínez, Adrián Alejandro Vitón-Castillo, José Vladimir Brunet-Liste, Liz Mabel Lara-Merlán

“…Methods: an observational, descriptive and retrospective study was conducted in 38 patients with the diagnosis of severe head trauma from January 1, 2018 to January 1, 2019. …”
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Characterization of patients with severe cranioencephalic trauma at “Arnaldo Milián Castro” General Teaching Hospital by Javier Alejandro Bermúdez-Ruiz, Mabel Merlán-Martínez, Adrián Alejandro Vitón-Castillo, José Vladimir Brunet-Liste, Liz Mabel Lara-Merlán

“…Methods: an observational, descriptive and retrospective study was conducted in 38 patients with the diagnosis of severe head trauma from January 1, 2018 to January 1, 2019. …”
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Sedation Therapy in Intensive Care Units: Harnessing the Power of Antioxidants to Combat Oxidative Stress by Gen Inoue, Yuhei Ohtaki, Kazue Satoh, Yuki Odanaka, Akihito Katoh, Keisuke Suzuki, Yoshitake Tomita, Manabu Eiraku, Kazuki Kikuchi, Kouhei Harano, Masaharu Yagi, Naoki Uchida, Kenji Dohi

“…In this retrospective analysis, we observed changes in oxidative antioxidant markers following the administration of thiopental in patients with severe head trauma. We identified the direct radical-scavenging activity of various sedatives used in clinical settings. …”
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Predictors of mortality of trauma patients admitted to the ICU: a retrospective observational study☆ by Matthaios Papadimitriou-Olivgeris, Eleftheria Panteli, Kyriaki Koutsileou, Maria Boulovana, Anastasia Zotou, Markos Marangos, Fotini Fligou

“…Multivariate analysis showed that higher New Injury Severity Score (NISS), severe head/neck injury, acute kidney injury, septic shock and hemorrhagic shock were significantly associated with mortality while higher Revised Injury Severity Classification, version II (RISC II) and the administration of enteral nutrition were associated with survival. …”
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