Abstract
✓ Experiments were carried out on rhesus monkeys to determine what physiological parameters were most closely correlated with death due to craniocerebral missile injuries. Observations of intracranial pressure, blood pressure, carotid flow, blood gases, respiratory rate, depth and volume, and electroencephalograms were made. These parameters were compared in survivors and nonsurvivors as were the pathological injuries. The most important single parameter that correlated with death was the drop in carotid flow. As this same correlation has been observed in epidural compression experiments in the monkey, there is a strong suspicion that reduced blood flow to the brain as measured by carotid flow is a common factor in craniocerebral missile injuries and epidural compression injuries.
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