Acute management of hemostasis in patients with neurological injury

Neurological injuries can be divided into those with traumatic and non-traumatic causes. The largest groups are traumatic brain injury (TBI) and non-traumatic stroke. TBI patients may present with intracranial hemorrhages (contusions, subdural-, or epidural hematomas). Strokes are ischemic or hemorrhagic. In all these disorders thrombosis and hemostasis play a major role. Treatment aims to either cease bleeding and/or restore perfusion. We reviewed hemostatic and thrombolytic therapies in patients with neurological injuries by MEDLINE and EMBASE search using various key words for neurological disorders and hemostatic therapies, restricted to English language and human adults.

Source: Transfusion Medicine Reviews - July 13, 2017 Category: Hematology Authors: M. Irem Baharoglu, Anneke Brand, Maria M. Koopman, Marinus Vermeulen, Yvo B.W.E.M. Roos Source Type: research