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Sleep Alterations During Post-Traumatic Coma as a Possible Predictor of Cognitive Defects

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Proceedings of the 6th European Congress of Neurosurgery

Part of the book series: Acta Neurochirurgica ((NEUROCHIRURGICA,volume 28))

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Abstract

Enphasis has been recently laid on the problem of quantifying and treating neuropsychological deficits following severe head injuries2,10,19, 20,27. Correlations have been sought with the entity of injury, expressed by parameters such as the duration of unconsciousness20, of PTA10,19, or the presence of skull fractures and neurological deficits10,27.In previous papers we2 demonstrated a significant correlation with the neurological syndrome of level of lesion in the acute phase. Since in acute coma semiology the important and characteristic EEG alterations have a clearly demonstrated prognostic significance5,9,30, our aim is that of studying the possible correlation between sleep and cognitive abnormalities.

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  1. Division of Neurosurgery, City Hospital, Vicenza, Italy

    A. Alexandre, L. Rubini, P. Nertempi & C. Farinello

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  1. Clinique Neurochirurgicale, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Rue Héger-Bordet, 1, B-1000, Bruxelles, Belgium

    J. Brihaye

  2. Middlesbrough General Hospital, Ayresome Green Lane, TS5 5AZ, Middlesbrough, Cleveland, UK

    P. R. R. Clarke

  3. Neurochirurgische Universitätsklinik, D-6650, Homburg/Saar, Federal Republic of Germany

    F. Loew

  4. Odense University Hospital, DK-5000, Odense, Denmark

    J. Overgaard M.D.

  5. National Institute of Neurosurgery, Amerikai út 57, H-1145, Budapest, Hungary

    E. Pásztor M.D.

  6. Groupe Hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière, Université de Paris VI, Clinique Neuro-Chirurgicale, 83, Boulevard de l’Hôpital, F-75013, Paris, France

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  7. Neurochirurgische Klinik, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität, Langenbeckstrasse 1, D-6500, Mainz, Federal Republic of Germany

    K. Schürmann

  8. Consultant Neurosurgeon, Gough Cooper Department of Neurological Surgery, The National Hospital, Queen Square, WC1N 3BG, London, UK

    L. Symon T.D., F.R.C.S.

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Alexandre, A., Rubini, L., Nertempi, P., Farinello, C. (1979). Sleep Alterations During Post-Traumatic Coma as a Possible Predictor of Cognitive Defects. In: Brihaye, J., et al. Proceedings of the 6th European Congress of Neurosurgery. Acta Neurochirurgica, vol 28. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-4088-8_45

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