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Advances in the treatment of severe head injury within the last decade have been limited. For further progress, investigative methods are required which allow an objective assessment of patients’ status, monitoring of pathophysiological development, and reliable prediction of outcome. In addition to clinical neurological examination and to anatomical investigation by CT scan and MRI, EEG, evoked potentials (EPs), and ICP can provide continuous monitoring of the functional and metabolic conditions of the central nervous system, even if the patient is sedated (3, 4, 11, 13).
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Lorenz, M., Gaab, M.R. (1988). Neurophysiological Investigations and ICP Monitoring: An Aid in the Treatment of Head Injury. In: Walter, W., Brandt, M., Klinger, M., Brock, M. (eds) Modern Methods in Neurosurgery. Advances in Neurosurgery, vol 16. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-73294-2_20
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