cisternostomy for management of intracranial hypertension in severe traumatic brain injury; case report and literature review

O16: Evaluation of the Immediate and Early Role of Decompressive Craniectomy in the Treatment of Refractory Intracranial Hypertension in Cases of Severe Traumatic Brain Injury

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Severe Overdose of Calcium Channel Blocker and Successful Management: A Literature Review and Case Report

A case report of an unexpected traumatic brain injury following severe child abuse

Introduction: Child abuse has been defined as allowing others to cause physical, emotional, and sexual harm, and also physical and emotional pain to a child. The present study was a report on a case of physical and sexual child abuse accompanied by traumatic brain injury (TBI) referred to an emergency department.Case Presentation: A 4-year-old child was rushed into an emergency department...

Intracranial hypertension after traumatic brain injury

Introduction Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a common and devastating problem with a high mortality and a high residual morbidity in survivors. The most cost effective measures of course are all preventative, including public health education, the mandatory use of seatbelts in cars and helmets on motorcycles, appropriate speed limits and improved road design. When an injury has occurred, howeve...

mycotic aneurysm of external carotid artery following traumatic brain injury: case report and review of literature

mycotic aneurysm of external carotid artery is extremely rare. we herein report a case of external carotid artery (eca) aneurysm following severe traumatic brain injury. a 24-year-old man with severe traumatic brain injury (tbi) following a car accident was referred to rajaee trauma center emergency room affiliated to shiraz university of medical sciences in shiraz, iran. he underwent ventricul...

CLINICAL REVIEW Prehospital management of severe traumatic brain injury

Traumatic brain injury is a substantial cause ofmorbidity and mortality in the UK. An estimated 11 000 people per year sustain a severe traumatic brain injury, mostly between ages 15 and 29 years. Patients with severe traumatic brain injury have a high mortality rate (30-50%) and many survivors will have persistent severe neurological disability. Prompt identification and appropriate early mana...