Citation

Hendricks HT, Heeren AH, Vos PE. Eur. J. Neurol. 2010; 17(9): 1172-1177.

Affiliation

Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, Groot Klimmendaal, Rehabilitation Centre, Arnhem, the Netherlands.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2010, European Federation of Neurological Societies, Publisher John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/j.1468-1331.2010.02989.x

PMID

20298427

Abstract

Background: Dysautonomia after traumatic brain injury (TBI) is characterized by episodes of increased heart rate, respiratory rate, temperature, blood pressure, muscle tone, decorticate or decerebrate posturing, and profuse sweating. This study addresses the incidence of dysautonomia after severe TBI, the clinical variables that are associated with dysautonomia, and the functional outcome of patients with dysautonomia. Methods: A historic cohort study in patients with severe TBI [Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS)

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