Citation

Zink BJ. Emerg. Med. Clin. North Am. 1996; 14(1): 115-150.

Affiliation

Department of Surgery, Section of Emergency Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1996, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

8591775

Abstract

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) contributes significantly to the mortality and morbidity rates of traumatized patients. This article presents current concepts in the pathophysiology of TBI, including mechanisms of injury, biomolecular mediators of injury, and the occurrence of secondary injury. Emergency management, monitoring, and imaging of TBI also are reviewed.

Language: en