The neurointensive care field emerged as a separate medical speciality in the 1980s, driven by the development of new monitoring tools. The most important goal of neurointensive care is avoiding secondary brain injuries or detecting them in time to implement effective treatment. Understanding cerebral metabolism is key in the care of neurocritical patients, and continuous monitoring through intracerebral microdialysis allows for differentiation of different pathological mechanisms, in turn catalysing development of novel treatments.
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Department of Neurosurgery, Antwerp University Hospital and University of Antwerp, Edegem, Belgium.
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) poses a huge public health and societal problem worldwide. Uncertainty exists on how care system and treatment approaches for TBI worked in China may differ from those in Europe. Better knowledge on this is important to facilitate interpretation of findings reported by Chinese researchers and to inform opportunities for collaborative studies.
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