Management of Head Injuries |
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Epidemiology of Head Injury | 1 |
Structural Pathology | 19 |
Dynamic Pathology | 45 |
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abnormalities accident acute arterial assessment associated autopsy brain damage brain death brain stem cause cerebral blood flow changes clinical clinician clot coma complications computer tomography concussion consciousness contusions cortex cortical CT scanning Data Bank deficits depressed fracture develop diagnosis diffuse dural dysfunction early edema effects evidence extracranial extradural hematoma factors fluid focal fossa frequently frontal function Glasgow head injured patients head injury hemorrhage hospital hyperventilation hypotension hypoxia impact impairment increased indicate intracerebral intracranial hematoma intracranial pressure intradural Jennett Lancet lesions lobe measurements meningitis metabolism mild monitoring nerve Neurol neurological Neurosurg neurosurgeons neurosurgical unit normal occur outcome oxygen PaCO2 perfusion post-traumatic prognosis raised intracranial pressure recovery reduced reported respiratory response result scalp series of patients severe head injury severe injuries signs skull fracture subdural hematoma symptoms Table Teasdale temporal tion trauma treatment usually venous ventilation white matter x-ray