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Case #2 -
An 80 year old with confusion after an MVC

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:
9.) How do you manage closed head injury with no operative indications?

The neurologic examination and GCS should be followed at regular intervals to note any change of neurologic status. If there are no operative indications, the patient is treated with elevated head, mannitol, careful fluids. The intracranial pressure is monitored.  
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