Author Response: Multidependency of Electroencephalographic and Bispectral Index Reactivity Rule Them Out as Outcome Predictors of Head Trauma
Gayatri Sakrikar, Rohini M Surve, Ramesh Venkatapura, Dhritiman Chakrabarti, Dhaval Shukla, Ravindra Mundlamuri · 2026
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Gayatri Sakrikar and co-authors reply, in 2026, to a letter criticising their study of brain reactivity testing after severe head injury. A correspondent had argued that these reactivity tests depend on too many other factors to predict outcomes. The authors thank the critic. They clarify what their study actually set out to do.
Their aim, they explain, was to measure how often reactivity appears and whether it tracks neurological recovery, not treatment success, since care followed standard trauma guidance at each doctor's discretion. On the pathway objection, they note who was excluded. Patients with hearing problems were out. So were patients with severe injuries outside the skull, including spinal cord damage. Stimuli were standardised. Repeatability was required before classifying a response. Hidden peripheral problems can never be ruled out completely, they concede.
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| CREATOR | Gayatri Sakrikar, Rohini M Surve, Ramesh Venkatapura, Dhritiman Chakrabarti, Dhaval Shukla, Ravindra Mundlamuri |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 6688 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |