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The Role of Imaging in Acute Brain Injury

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Intensive Care Medicine

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There is increasing awareness of the preponderance and complexity of neurological dysfunction in the intensive care unit (ICU). The critical care physician has a central role in the evaluation and treatment not only of patients admitted with complex traumatic and non-traumatic brain injuries, but also of patients who develop secondary neurological dysfunction as a result of a systemic insult such as cardiac arrest, liver failure, or sepsis.

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Stevens, R.D., Pustavoitau, A., van Zijl, P. (2009). The Role of Imaging in Acute Brain Injury. In: Vincent, JL. (eds) Intensive Care Medicine. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-92278-2_72

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