Textbook of Traumatic Brain Injury

A K Mahapatra MS MCh DNB MAMS FNASc Professor and Head, Department of Neurosurgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India Raj Kumar MS MCh FASET FRCS MRCS MAMS MNASc Professor and Head, Department of Neurosurgery Chief Trauma Centre, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India Raj Kamal MS MCh Former Assistant Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India

Introduction
Epidemiology of Head Injury
Biomechanics of Head Injury
Pathophysiology of Traumatic Brain Injury
Pathology of Head Injury
Traumatic Brain Edema
Role of Abnormal Calcium Homeostasis in Head Injury
Ischemic Damage in Brain Following Head Injury
Neurological Examination of Head Injured Patients
Imaging in Head Injury
Role of Intracranial Pressure (ICP) Monitoring in Head Injury
Monitoring in Head Injury
Management of Severe Head Injury
Minor Head Injury 15. Fluid and Electrolyte Imbalance in Head Injury
Coagulopathy in Head Injury
Coagulopathy in Head Injury in Reference to Pediatric Patients
Role of Surgery in Head Injury
The Role of Stereotactic Surgery in Head Injury
Endocrinal Abnormalities Following Head Injury
The Role of Hypothermia in Head Injury Management
Prognosis and Outcome in Head Injury
Improving Outcome after Traumatic Brain Injury
Extradural Hematoma
Posterior Fossa Extradural Hematoma
Acute Subdural Hematomas
Cerebral Contusion and Intracerebral Hematoma
Penetrating Head Injuries
Traumatic Diffuse Axonal Injury
Pediatric Head Injury
Head Injury in Elderly
Chronic Subdural Hematoma
Traumatic Cerebellar Hematomas
Traumatic Basal Ganglia Hematomas and Infarcts
Post-traumatic Meningitis and Brain Abscess
Post-traumatic Hydrocephalus
Post-traumatic Epilepsy
Post-traumatic Cerebrospinal Fluid Fistula–CSF Rhinorrhea
Post-traumatic CSF Otorrhea
Skull Base Fractures
Traumatic Carotico-cavernous Fistula
Traumatic Dural Venous Sinus Thrombosis
Cranioplasty
Visual Problems Following Head Injury
Growing Skull Fracture
Traumatic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
Craniocervical Junction Injuries
Traumatic Brainstem Hemorrhage
Management of Facial Injuries
Nutritional Management of Head Injury
Rehabilitation in Head Injury
Persistent Vegetative State in Head Injury
Prevention of Head Injuries
Newer Trends in Management of Neurotrauma
Genetic Influences in Traumatic Brain Injury
Brain Death: Indian Law on Organ Transplant


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