Neuromonitoring in Brain Injury

• Theory and Practice of Microdialysis — Prospect for Future Clinical Use.- Unbound Plasma Concentrations May Predict Neuroprotective Brain Concentrations: A Brain Microdialysis and Pharmacokinetic Study of Enadoline in Rats.- Intraoperative Enzyme-Amperometric Monitoring of Extracellular Glutamate Concentration with a Dialysis Electrode in Ischemic Human Brain.- CSF and ECF Glutamate Concentrations in Elead Injured Patients.- Glucose and Lactate Metabolism after Severe Human Head Injury: Influence of Excitatory Neurotransmitters and Injury Type.- Evidence for Time-Dependent Glutamate-Mediated Glycolysis in Head-Injured Patients: A Microdialysis Study.- Determinants of Cerebral Extracellular Potassium After Severe Human Head Injury.- Simultaneous Measurement of Cortical Potassium, Calcium, and Magnesium Levels Measured in Head Injured Patients Using Microdialysis with Ion Chromatography.- What Does Measurement of Brain Tissue pO2, pCO2 & pH Add to Neuromonitoring?.- Effect of Hypocapnea on CBF and Extracellular Intermediates of Secondary Brain Injury.- Continuous Monitoring of Cerebrospinal Fluid Acid-Base Balance and Oxygen Metabolism in Patients with Severe Head Injury: Pathophysiology and Treatments for Cerebral Acidosis and Ischemia.- Monitoring by Subcutaneous Microdialysis in Neurosurgical Intensive Care.- Brain Viability and Function Analyzer: Multiparametric Real-Time Monitoring in Neurosurgical Patients.- Importance of Metabolic Monitoring Systems as an Early Prognostic Indicator in Severe Head Injured Patients.- Author Index.- Index of Keywords.

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