4 When Are Computed Tomography Scans and SkullX-Rays Indicated for Patients with Minor Head Injury? Sherman C. Stein and Mark G. Burnett BRIEF ANSWER The need for a computed tomography…
36 Are There New Therapies That Improve Outcome in Spinal Cord—Injured Patients? Fred H. Geisler BRIEF ANSWER Despite a report of beneficial effects of GM1 ganglioside in a small study…
44 How Soon After Head Injury (With or Without Craniotomy) Can Patients Resume Contact Sports? Julian E. Bailes and Vincent J. Miele BRIEF ANSWER Currently accepted guidelines for return to…
25 Is There a “Best” Way to Give Mannitol? Rudolph J. Schrot and J. Paul Muizelaar BRIEF ANSWER The only level I recommendation supported by the evidence is the use…
48 Should Head-Injured Patients Be Taken to the Nearest Hospital or to a Hospital with Neurosurgical Capability That Is Farther Away? Sandra M. Wanek and Donald D. Trunkey BRIEF ANSWER…
46 Do Return-to-Play Recommendations After Concussion Differ for High School, Collegiate, and Professional Athletes? Henry Feuer BRIEF ANSWER The medical principles for treating concussions in athletes are essentially the same…
13 Does Raising Cerebral Perfusion Pressure Help Head-Injured Patients? Roman Hlatky and Claudia S. Robertson BRIEF ANSWER Published recommendations for management of cerebral perfusion pressure (CPP) after traumatic brain injury…
42 How Well Can Patients Be Expected to Recover After Spinal Cord Injury? Charles H. Tator BRIEF ANSWER Most patients achieve some degree of neurologic recovery after an acute spinal…
41 What Is the Outcome of Patients with Mild, Moderate, or Severe Traumatic Brain Injury? Peter B. Letarte BRIEF ANSWER Even under the best of circumstances, severe traumatic brain injury…
16 How Soon Should Patients Receive Nutrition? How Much, Which Formulation, and by Which Route? Shelly D. Timmons BRIEF ANSWER Nutritional management of patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI) may…
