Status:

SUSPENDED

Transcranial Doppler Measurement and Prognosis in Moderate Head Injury

Lead Sponsor:

Universidad Autonoma de San Luis Potosí

Conditions:

Head Injury

Eligibility:

All Genders

16-50 years

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether Transcranial Doppler measurements have correlation with neuropsychological test (Galvestone Orientation Amnesia Test), TC image (Marshall Scale) and p...

Detailed Description

The head injury is a frequent problem of health, which produces high morbi-mortality. Today is the main cause of death and disability between 18 and 40 years. In addition it originates expensive expen...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Man or woman \>16 and \<50 years with HI less 24 hours in progression and Glasgow between 9 y 12.
  • Man or woman \>16 and \<50 years with HI and Glasgow l3, with lesions in TC scan.
  • TC scan.
  • Acceptance of family to participate (first grade).

Exclusion

  • History of HI with disability
  • History of neurological or psychiatric disease with disability.
  • Existence of systemic injury with life in compromise (massive bleeding, exposition in fracture, hepatic or splenic laceration or in great vessels and shock).
  • Existence of intracranial lesion which needs surgery.
  • Cerebral death certificated by neurologist or neurosurgeon (EEG o arteriography).
  • Management previous in other Hospital.
  • Hemoglobin \< 10 g/L

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

December 1 2006

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

End Date :

March 1 2007

Estimated Enrollment :

70 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00353444

Start Date

December 1 2006

End Date

March 1 2007

Last Update

November 6 2008

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Hospital Central "Dr. Ignacio Morones Prieto"

San Luis Potosí City, San Luis Potosí, Mexico, 78240