Almost 10% of patients with severe TBI have dysautonomic crises during their ICU stay. Patients with dysautonomia were more likely to have focal intraparenchymal lesions, and crises were associated with greater morbidity and a longer ICU stay. Dysautonomic crises determined a worse short-term neurologic recovery.
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