Guidelines For the Management of Severe Head Injury, 2nd Edition guidelines from the Guidelines Committee on the Management of Severe Head Injury, the Japan Society of Neurotraumatology

Abstract

In 1998, the Guidelines Committee on the Management of Severe Head Injury was established by the Japan Society of Neurotraumatology, and performed a critical review of national and international studies published over the past 10 years. The guidelines were first published in 2000 based on the results of this literature review and the Committee consensus, and the 2nd revised edition was published in 2006. This English version of the 2nd edition of the guidelines is intended to promote its concepts and use worldwide. © 2012, The Japan Neurosurgical Society. All rights reserved.