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Neurotrauma is an injury to a nerve caused by physical trauma. Neurotrauma encompasses traumatic brain injury and spinal cord injury.[1]
Treatment
editNeurosurgeons exist for specialized treatment of brain and spinal cord injury, but some trauma centers and hospitals do not have them so these patients may be transferred to facilities that do.[2]
History
editImportant steps in the treatment of neurotrauma included the development of intracranial pressure monitoring, which allowed doctors to gauge how high the pressure within the skull was; techniques that allowed monitoring of cerebral blood flow and the brain's electrophysiology; use of mechanical ventilation; and advances diagnosis and monitoring of people with TBI.[3] The Glasgow Coma Scale allowed individuals to be assessed and compared with other patients.[3]
References
edit- ^ Weber JT, Maas AIR (2007). Weber JT (ed.). Neurotrauma: New Insights Into Pathology and Treatment. pp. xi. ISBN 978-0444530172. Retrieved 2008-11-12.
- ^ Legome & Shockley 2011, p. 3.
- ^ a b Becker PB (2005). Valadka AB, Andrews BT (ed.). Neurotrauma: Evidence-Based Answers To Common Questions. Thieme. pp. xi. ISBN 3131307811.
Bibliography
edit- Legome, Eric; Shockley, Lee W. (16 June 2011). Trauma: A Comprehensive Emergency Medicine Approach. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-139-50072-2.
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