Lethal head trauma caused by falling objects

Central Pain Due to Spinothalamic Tract Injury by Head Trauma Caused by Falling Object

female who suffered trauma from a falling large box (100 cm×30 cm×30 cm) that hit the vertex of her head while seated in a subway car. The patient experienced loss of consciousness for several minutes, and post-traumatic amnesia for several minutes, with a Glasgow Coma Scale score of 15. She experienced severe bursting pain in her head, neck and upper back immediately after the head trauma; and...

Serious paediatric head trauma caused by vehicle rear view mirrors.

Work-related penetrating head trauma caused by industrial grinder tool.

Nonmissile low-velocity penetrating brain injuries are unusual among civilian population. Work-related penetrating head wounds are rarer among this group. Here, we report two rare cases of penetrating head wounds caused by industrial grinder tool. The patients (both men) were struck to the head by detached blades of the grinder tool. Depressed fractures, penetrated bone fragments, and dural lac...

Surgical management of early massive edema caused by cerebral contusion in head trauma patients.

Early massive edema caused by severe cerebral contusion results in elevation of intracranial pressure (ICP) and clinical deterioration within 24-72 hours post-trauma. Previous studies indicate that cells in the central area of the contusion undergo shrinkage, disintegration, and homogenization, whereas cellular swelling is predominant in the peripheral area, suggesting that early massive edema ...

P18: Minor Head Trauma in Children

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