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ArticleFrontiers in neuroinformatics2020

Non-invasive Evaluation of Brain Death Caused by Traumatic Brain Injury by Ultrasound Imaging.

Ningning Niu, Ying Tang, Xiaoye Hao, Jing Wang

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Article in Frontiers in neuroinformatics, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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  2. Technical Considerations in the TCD Evaluation of Cerebral Circulatory Arrest in Death by Neurological Criteria.Journal of neuroimaging : official journal of the American Society of Neuroimaging
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Ningning NiuDepartment of Ultrasound, Tianjin First Center Hospital, Tianjin, China.
Ying TangDepartment of Ultrasound, Tianjin First Center Hospital, Tianjin, China.
Xiaoye HaoDepartment of Ultrasound, Tianjin First Center Hospital, Tianjin, China.
Jing WangDepartment of Ultrasound, Tianjin First Center Hospital, Tianjin, China.

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Abstract

objectivesTo investigate the clinical value of non-invasive ultrasound imaging in the evaluation of brain death caused by traumatic brain injury.

methodsThirty-four patients with acute severe traumatic brain injury were admitted to hospital within 48 h after injury. All patients were monitored intracranial pressure, transcranial Doppler, echocardiography examination, collection intracranial pressure, MCA-Vs, MCA-Vd, MCA-Vm, EF, LVMPI, RVMPI and other indicators, and combined with clinical conditions and other related data for comparative study and statistical analysis.

resultsThe blood flow spectrum was characterized by diastolic retrograde blood flow spectrum pattern and nail waveform spectrum shape when the patient had clinical brain death. For the parameters of transcranial Doppler, there were significant differences in MCA-Vm and PI between clinical brain death group and normal control group (

conclusionNon-invasive dynamic monitoring of cerebral hemodynamics and cardiac function parameters in patients with severe craniocerebral injury can provide a high accuracy and reliability for the preliminary diagnosis of brain death in patients with severe craniocerebral injury. It is helpful for early evaluation of prognosis and provides effective monitoring methods and guidance for clinical treatment.

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brain deathechocardiographyintracranial pressuretranscranial Dopplerultrasound

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PMID33312121
PMCPMC7702728

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