Publications by authors named "Martin W Herklots"
Objective: To investigate the influence of frailty in elderly with severe TBI on mortality and functional outcome.
Method: 126 patients with TBI aged 60 years or older and with a presenting Glasgow Coma Scale score of 8 or lower were retrospectively included. To investigate frailty, we used the CSHA Clinical Frailty Scale.
: Functional outcome prediction for patients with traumatic axonal injury (TAI) is not highly related to the MRI classifications. The aim of this study was to assess the accuracy in predicting functional outcome in patients with TAI with several MRI scoring methods and to define the most accurate method.: Patients with TAI (2008-2014) confirmed on MRI <6 months after injury were included in this retrospective study.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To compare a new method of noninvasive intracranial pressure (nICP) measurement with conventional lumbar puncture (LP) opening pressure.
Methods: In a prospective multicenter study, patients undergoing LP for diagnostic purposes underwent intracranial pressure measurements with HeadSense, a noninvasive transcranial acoustic device, and indirectly with LP. Noninvasive measurements were conducted with the head in a 30° tilt and in supine position before and after LP.
Background: Currently, intracranial pressure (ICP) is measured by invasive methods with a significant risk of infectious and hemorrhagic complications. Because of these high risks, there is a need for a noninvasive ICP (nICP) monitor with an accuracy similar to that of an invasive ICP (iICP) monitor.
Objective: We sought to assess prospectively the accuracy and precision of an nICP monitor compared with iICP measurement in severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) patients.