Craniocerebral trauma
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In medicine, craniocerebral trauma is "Traumatic injuries involving the cranium and intracranial structures (i.e., brain; cranial nerves; meninges; and other structures). Injuries may be classified by whether or not the skull is penetrated (i.e., penetrating vs. nonpenetrating) or whether there is an associated hemorrhage."[1]
Craniocerebral trauma includes:
- Brain injury
- Closed head injury
- Penetrating head injury
- Traumatic intracranial hemorrhage
- Skull fracture
- Minimal brain injury[2][3]
References
- ↑ Anonymous (2024), Craniocerebral trauma (English). Medical Subject Headings. U.S. National Library of Medicine.
- ↑ Bee TK, Magnotti LJ, Croce MA, Maish GO, Minard G, Schroeppel TJ et al. (2009). "Necessity of repeat head CT and ICU monitoring in patients with minimal brain injury.". J Trauma 66 (4): 1015-8. DOI:10.1097/TA.0b013e31819adbc8. PMID 19359908. Research Blogging.
- ↑ Sifri ZC, Livingston DH, Lavery RF, Homnick AT, Mosenthal AC, Mohr AM et al. (2004). "Value of repeat cranial computed axial tomography scanning in patients with minimal head injury.". Am J Surg 187 (3): 338-42. DOI:10.1016/j.amjsurg.2003.12.015. PMID 15006561. Research Blogging.