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ReviewChild's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery2017

Targeted treatment in severe traumatic brain injury in the age of precision medicine.

Anthony A Figaji, A Graham Fieggen, Ncedile Mankahla, Nico Enslin, Ursula K Rohlwink

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Review in Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors.

Anthony A FigajiDivision of Neurosurgery and Neuroscience Institute, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa. Anthony.Figaji@uct.ac.za.
A Graham FieggenDivision of Neurosurgery and Neuroscience Institute, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.
Ncedile MankahlaDivision of Neurosurgery, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.
Nico EnslinDivision of Neurosurgery, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.
Ursula K RohlwinkDivision of Neurosurgery and Neuroscience Institute, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In recent years, much progress has been made in our understanding of traumatic brain injury (TBI). Clinical outcomes have progressively improved, but evidence-based guidelines for how we manage patients remain surprisingly weak. The problem is that the many interventions and strategies that have been investigated in randomized controlled trials have all disappointed. These include many concepts that had become standard care in TBI. And that is just for adult TBI; in children, the situation is even worse. Not only is pediatric care more difficult than adult care because physiological norms change with age, but also there is less evidence for clinical practice. In this article, we discuss the heterogeneity inherent in TBI and why so many clinical trials have failed. We submit that a key goal for the future is to appreciate important clinical differences between patients in their pathophysiology and their responses to treatment. The challenge that faces us is how to rationally apply therapies based on the specific needs of an individual patient. In doing so, we may be able to apply the principles of precision medicine approaches to the patients we treat.

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AgingBrain Injuries, TraumaticHumansPrecision MedicineChildrenMultimodality monitoringPathophysiologyPrecision medicineTraumatic brain injuryTreatment

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