Very Early Administration of Progesterone for Acute Traumatic Brain Injury
2014; Massachusetts Medical Society; Volume: 371; Issue: 26 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1056/nejmoa1404304
ISSN1533-4406
AutoresDavid W. Wright, Sharon D. Yeatts, Robert Silbergleit, Amy Yu, Vicki Hertzberg, Michael Frankel, Felicia C. Goldstein, Angela F. Caveney, Harriet Howlett-Smith, Erin M. Bengelink, Geoffrey T. Manley, Lisa H. Merck, L. Scott Janis, William G. Barsan,
Tópico(s)Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation
ResumoTraumatic brain injury (TBI) is a major cause of death and disability worldwide. Progesterone has been shown to improve neurologic outcome in multiple experimental models and two early-phase trials involving patients with TBI.
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