The brain requires a continuous supply of energy in the form of ATP, most of which is
produced from glucose by oxidative phosphorylation in mitochondria, complemented by …

When mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) occurs following an impact on the head or body, the
brain is disrupted leading to a series of metabolic events that may alter the brain's ability to …

Background Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a serious public health issue all over the world.
This study was designed to evaluate the prognostic value of lactate to albumin ratio (LAR) …

What an oversight! Fluids are drugs (1), so why has one of the most administered, and
arguably beneficial, therapies employed in veterinary medicine been so inadequately …

Traumatic brain injury is still a major cause of mortality and morbidity in the world and is
considered a public health problem that needs to be well attended to. Cerebral oedema due …

Most patients undergoing emergency surgery require fluid therapy to correct for fluid losses,
restore cardiac output, and therefore oxygen delivery. Fluids are drugs and should only be …

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is one of the most important causes of cerebral dysfunction, and
it is the reason for more than 30% of post-injury mortalities (Cassidy et al., 2004; Herbert et …

Neuroprotective agents are medications that can alter the course of metabolic events and
have neuroprotective function. Neuroprotective agents are needed in patients undergoing a …

Abstract Management of Intracranial Hypertension in the Neurocritical care Unit (NCCU) is a
productive medical advancement. Neuro-intensivists and nursing staff should be aware of …

Abstract Annually, approximately 1.7 million individuals in the United States suffer from a
traumatic brain injury (TBI). This phenomenon is also a leading cause in two-thirds of injury …