Justin N Passman, Nathaniel A Cleri, Jordan R Saadon, Nicki Naddaf, Kevin Gilotra, Sujith Swarna, Vaibhav Vagal, Xuwen Zheng, Jason Zhang, Jeffrey Wong, Anthony Asencio, Cassie Wang, Andrew Khalili, Wei Hou, Sima Mofakham, Charles B Mikell
BACKGROUND: Disruption of dopamine neurotransmission is associated with functional impairment after severe traumatic brain injury (sTBI). This has prompted the study of dopamine agonists, such as amantadine, to assist recovery of consciousness (RoC). Randomized trials have mostly addressed the post-hospital setting, with inconsistent findings. Therefore, we evaluated the efficacy of early amantadine administration on RoC after sTBI. METHODS: We searched the medical records of all sTBI patients admitted to our hospital between 2010-2021 who survived ten days post-injury...
June 16, 2023: World Neurosurgery