GUIDELINE DEVELOPMENT GROUP

Professor Graham Teasdale(Chairman), Professor of Neurosurgery, University of Glasgow and Consultant Neurosurgeon, Southern General Hospital, Glasgow
Mr Douglas Gentleman(Secretary), Consultant Neurosurgeon, Centre for Brain Injury Rehabilitation,Royal Victoria Hospital, Dundee
Dr Peter Andrews, Consultant Anaesthetist, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh
Mr Chris Blaiklock, Clinical Director, Surgical Directorate, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary
Sister Elma Cruickshank, Nursing Manager, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary
Mr Tom Donnelly, Superintendent Physiotherapist, Southern General Hospital, Glasgow
Mr Patrick Grant, Consultant in Accident and Emergency Medicine, Western Infirmary, Glasgow
Dr Peter Hendry, Consultant Radiologist, Raigmore Hospital, Inverness
Mr David Johnson, Clinical Psychologist, Astley Ainslie Hospital, Edinburgh
Mr John Logie, Consultant Surgeon, Raigmore Hospital, Inverness
Dr John Lyon, General Practitioner, Taynuilt
Miss Lynn McLeish, Manager, Scotcare Brain Injury Rehabilitation Unit, Newmains
Mr Bill Morrison, Consultant in Accident and Emergency Medicine, Dundee Royal Infirmary
Dr Leo Murray, formerly Consultant in Accident and Emergency Medicine, Ayr Hospital
Mr David Ross, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Stirling Royal Infirmary
Dr David Signorini, formerly Senior Statistician, Clinical Neurosciences, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh
Mr Ian Swann, Consultant in Accident and Emergency Medicine, Glasgow Royal Infirmary
Dr Evelyn Teasdale, Consultant Neuroradiologist, Southern General Hospital, Glasgow
Mr Allan Turner, Consultant General Surgeon, Queen Margaret Hospital, Dunfermline

Declarations of interests were made by all members of the guideline development group. Further details are available on request from the SIGN Secretariat Additional advice was provided by:

Mr Carl Davis, Consultant Paediatric Surgeon, Yorkhill Hospital, Glasgow
Mr David Peck, Rehab Clinical Psychologist, Craig Dunain Hospital, Inverness

SPECIALIST REVIEWERS

Dr Tom Beattie, Consultant in Paediatric A&E Medicine, Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Edinburgh
Dr Ivan Brenkel, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy
Dr Clare Campbell, General Practitioner, Broxburn, West Lothian
Mr Muftah Eljamel, Consultant Neurosurgeon, Ninewells Hospital, Dundee
Mr Paul Fisher, Consultant Surgeon, Caithness General Hospital
Dr Peter Freeland, Consultant in Accident and Emergency, St Johns Hospital, Livingston
Dr Martin Kirkpatrick, Consultant Paediatric Neurologist, Ninewells Hospital, Dundee
Dr Colville Laird, General Practitioner, Auchterarder
Dr Andrew Marsden, Medical Director, Scottish Ambulance Service
Mr Paul May Consultant, Paediatric Neurosurgeon, Alder Hey Hospital, Liverpool
Dr Dermot McKeown, Clinical Director of Anaesthetics, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh
Professor David Mendelow, University Department of Neurosurgery, Newcastle General Hospital
Dr Allan Merry, General Practitioner, Ardrossan
Professor Gillian Needham, Postgraduate Dean, Aberdeen University Medical School
Dr Peter Raine, Consultant Paediatric Surgeon, Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Glasgow
Dr Alasdair Short, Consultant Physician in Intensive Care Medicine, Broomfield Hospital, Chelmsford
Mr William Taylor, Consultant Neurosurgeon, Southern General Hospital, Glasgow
Dr Joanna Wardlaw, Reader in Neuroradiology, Univerity of Edinburgh Department of Clinical Neurosciences
Professor Jamie Weir, Clinical Professor of Radiology, Grampian University Hospitals

SIGN EDITORIAL BOARD

Professor James Petrie, Chairman of SIGN, Co-editor
Dr Doreen Campbell, CRAG Secretariat, Scottish Executive Department of Health
Dr Patricia Donald, Royal College of General Practitioners
Professor Jeremy Grimshaw, Health Services Research Unit, University of Aberdeen
Mr Douglas Harper, Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
Dr Grahame Howard, Royal College of Radiologists
Dr Margaret Roberts, Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons of Glasgow

SIGN SECRETARIAT

Ms Juliet Miller, Director of SIGN, Co-editor
Ms Anne Borthwick, Publications Officer
Ms Francesca Chappell, Information Officer
Ms Christine Crack, Patient Support Officer
Ms Gail Crosbie, Networking Officer
Mrs Lesley Forsyth, Conferences Coordinator
Mr Robin Harbour, Information Manager
Ms Paula McDonald, Senior Guideline Coordinator
Dr Moray Nairn, Programme Manager
Mr Richard Nicodème, Design and DTP Coordinator
Mrs Judith Proudfoot, Adminstrator
Ms Gaynor Rattray, Guideline Coordinator
Dr Safia Qureshi, Senior Programme Manager