Acute Injuries of the Head: Their Diagnosis, Treatment, Complications and Sequels |
Contents
CHAPTER PAGE | 1 |
HEAD INJURIES IN GREAT BRITAIN Some Facts and Figures 2026 | 20 |
THE RETICULAR SYSTEM With particular reference | 27 |
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abnormal accident activity appear artery associated base become bleeding blood body bone brain stem cause cells cent cerebral changes clinical closed clot common complete compression concussion condition consciousness considerable cortex cranial nerves damage danger defect demonstrated depressed develop diagnosis direct dura early effect epilepsy evidence examination extensive extradural fibres fluid forces formation fracture frontal function graft hæmatoma hæmorrhage head injury immediate important increase indicated infection intracranial intracranial pressure involving laceration later lead lesions lobe London loss matter means mechanisms meningeal method midbrain middle movement muscle necessary nerve neurones normal nucleus occasionally occur operation particularly patient placed position possible posterior present pressure produce record region removed result reticular scalp seen severe showed side signs sinus skin skull subdural surface surgical suture tear temporal tissue trauma treatment unconsciousness usually vessels wound