Head Injury

Paul Cooper was involved in pump hydraulics and cavitation research and development for the Ingersoll-Dresser Pump Company for 22 years, having directed the company's R&D for the 14 years prior to retiring in 1999. This was preceded by 18 years as a hydraulic designer of centrifugal pumps and inducers for TRW Inc. He received his B.S. and M.S. degrees in Mechanical Engineering, respectively, from Drexel University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a Ph.D. in Engineering from Case Western Reserve University. He received ASME's Fluid Machinery Design Award (1991), the Henry R. Worthington Medal (1993) and is a Fellow of the ASME. He is the author of many technical papers and holds several patents on pumps.

Chapter 1: Epidemiology of Brain Injury. Chapter 2: Emergency Care and Initial Evaluation. Chapter 3: Management of the Multiply Injured or Intoxicated Patient. Chapter 4: Imaging Evaluation. Chapter 5: Pathology of Brain Damage After Head Injury. Chapter 6: Skull Fracture and Post-traumatic Cerebrospinal Fluid Fistula. Chapter 7: Cerebral Concussion and diffuse Brain Injury. Chapter 8: Injuries of the Cranial Nerves. Chapter 9: Intracranial Pressure Physiology and Pathophysiology. Chapter 10: Medical Management of Intracranial Pressure. Chapter 11: Intracranial Presure Monitoring: Techniques and Pitfalls. Chapter 12: Post-traumatic Intracranial Mass Lesions. Chapter 13: Penetrating Brain Injury. Chapter 14: Intracranial and Cervical Vascular Injuries. Chapter 15: Scalp Injuries. Chapter 16: Reconstruction of Skull Defects. Chapter 17: Head Injury in the Pediatric Age Group. Chapter 18: Medical Management of the Traumatic Brain-Injured Patient. Chapter 19: Basic Principles of Antimicrobial Therapy of CNS Infections. Chapter 20: Prevention and Management of Seizures in the Head-Injury Patient. Chapter 21: Nutrition in the Patient with Severe Head Injury. Chapter 22: Neurobehavioral Sequelae of Head Injury. Chapter 23: Prognosis in Severe Head Injury.