Head injury

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Head injury

Paul R. Cooper, editor

Williams & Wilkins, c1993

3rd ed

Available at  / 12 libraries

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Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This is an up-to-date compendium on the diagnosis and management of head injury and contains the latest clinical and theoretical information on head injury.

Table of Contents

  • Epidemiology
  • emergency care and initial evaluation
  • multiply injured and intoxicated patients
  • radiographic evaluation
  • pathology of brain damage
  • skull fracture and traumatic cerebrospinal fluid fistulas
  • cerebral concussion and diffuse brain injuries
  • mild head injury
  • injuries of cranial nerves
  • intracranial pressure
  • intracranial pressure monitoring
  • post-traumatic intracranial mass lesions
  • traumatic brain swelling and edema
  • gunshot wounds
  • intracranial and cervical vascular injuries
  • scalp injuries
  • reconstruction of skull defects
  • pediatric considerations
  • medical complications
  • neurobehavioural sequelae of closed head injury
  • prognosis and outcome of severe head injury.

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