Emergency War Surgery NATO Handbook: Part IV: Regional Wounds and Injuries: Chapter XXII: Craniocerebral Injury
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The prognosis of craniocerebral injuries is good in patients who are not deeply unconscious, who respond to simple commands, and who do not deteriorate In any head-injured patient who shows signs of deterioration, it must be determined whether or not this deterioration is due to a problem requiring surgical intervention. The prognosis is grave in patients who are rendered immediately comatose and who remain in a state of unconsciousness for a long period of time Any improvement in the neurological condition of the acutely injured patient is significant. Restlessness and return of voluntary activity are phases which many head-injured patients go through as they recover.
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