Differencial Diagnosis of Hypovolemia and Cushing‘s Response in Traumatic Brain Injury Patients, Using Hemodynamic Assessment Methods, to Prevent Secondary Brain Damage

Giedrė Zinkevičiūtė Žarskienė, Diana Bilskienė, Andrius Macas Abstract Traumatic brain injury is the leading cause of death and further cause of disability and a major public health problem. Although the severity of the injury depends directly on the primary brain injury, secondary brain injury deteriorates the outcomes. The main causes of secondary ischemic injury include…