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Anesthesiology
Findings from T. Lescot and co-researchers advance knowledge in anesthesiology
May 21st, 2008
According to recent research from Paris, France, "An uncontrolled rise in intracranial pressure is probably the most common cause of death in traumatic brain-injured patients. The intracranial pressure rise is often due to cerebral oedema." "Diffusion-weighted imaging has been extensively used to study cerebral oedema formation after trauma in experimental studies. Nevertheless, this technology is difficult to perform at the acute phase, especially in unstable head trauma patients. For these reasons, a safe examination allowing us to better understand the pathophysiology of cerebral oedema formation in such patients would be of great interest. Radiological attenuation...
Source: Fitness & Wellness Business Week (2008-05-21)
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