Traumatic brain injury Electrocardiogram

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Joanna Ekabua, M.D. [2]

EKG does not have any role in diagnosis of traumatic brain injury. However, it does help with preoperative evaluation.

EKG may show sinus bradycardia as part of cushing’s reflex but it is not most commonly encountered finding.