An illustrative case of diffuse axonal injury (DAI) emphasizes features that help to separate focal outer head trauma owing to blows and/or falls from angular acceleration head injuries associated with diffuse inner brain lesions. In the past, explaining significant neurological deficits and death as the result of diffuse closed head trauma received from high-speed automobile accidents has been...

o bjective: to describe the epidemiological characteristics of patients with cervical spine injury admitted to rajaee hospital, shiraz, iran. m e thods: this cross-sectional study includes all patients admitted with impression of cervical column injury with or without cervical cord injury from october 2009 to march 2012 to our level i trauma center in shiraz. we recorded the patients’ character...

how to cite this article:  oz ii, bozay oz e, şerifoğlu i, kaya n, erdem o. cerebellar infarction in childhood: delayed-onset complication of mild head trauma. iran j child neurol. summer 2016; 10(3):82-85. objective cerebellar ischemic infarction is a rare complication of minor head trauma. vertebral artery dissection, vasospasm or systemic hypo perfusion can cause infarct. however, underlying...

brain injury associated with methanol toxicity can be ischemic, necrotic or hemorrhagic in nature. it most commonly affects the putamenal area bilaterally, but can be seen in other locations. this report describes a 22-year-old intoxicated patient who developed an epidural hematoma following hemodialysis. heparinization during hemodialysis may contribute to cerebral hemorrhagic complications in...

Traumatic brain injury continues to be the major cause of death in individuals under 44 years of age (Chapter 1). In addition to the high degree of mortality, the morbidity associated with survivors of severe head injury imposes significant social and financial costs upon the community. Despite being such a major public health issue, the mechanisms that result in the irreversible tissue damage ...

based on a number of studies, magnesium sulfate (mgso4) given after a diffuse axonal injury has gained attention as a useful neuroprotective agent .the present study was conducted to examine if magnesium sulfate has a therapeutic efficacy and safety in patients with a severe diffuse axonal injury. adult patients admitted within 1 hour of a closed traumatic brain injury (tbi) with a severe diffu...

Brain foreign bodies and penetrating missile injuries of the brain are familiar topics for Iranian physicians, especially after Iran and Iraq war. But it’s not easily plausible that there is a couple of sewing needles in the cranium of a patient who has not any history of head trauma or penetrating injury. The patient was a 42-year-old man who admitted in neurology ward of Mottahari Hospital in...

conclusions available data implies that restorative therapies should focus on multiple targets and different intervals after injury. yet, if we understand the key and basic origin of the injury, we may develop effective, complete, safe, and continual procedures. materials and methods we downloaded and reviewed more than 170 full textbooks and articles in english from the literature pubmed, and ...

conclusions penetrating trauma from wooden fragments provides a diagnostic challenge. a stubborn discharge from a wound must always raise the suspicion of retained fragment. early and appropriate surgical exploration is imperative. introduction in contrast with victims of major trauma, patients who suffer minor injuries receive little specialist input. in most cases, this causes no difficulty, ...