Traumatic Brain Injury

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is an alteration in brain function or other evidence in brain pathology caused by an external force such as head struck by an object, foreign body penetrating the brain, or force from blast or explosion. TBI is one of the major causes of morbidity and mortality in develo...

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Autor principal: Patra, Bichitra Nanda
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2022
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Symposium
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9129469/
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0019-5545.341868
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Sumario:Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is an alteration in brain function or other evidence in brain pathology caused by an external force such as head struck by an object, foreign body penetrating the brain, or force from blast or explosion. TBI is one of the major causes of morbidity and mortality in developing countries.(1) TBI can be classified as primary and secondary brain injury. Acute management of TBI includes hospitalization, intensive care management, and surgery.

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