• Emerg. Med. Clin. North Am. · Feb 1996

    Review

    Traumatic brain injury.

    • B J Zink.
    • Department of Surgery, Section of Emergency Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, USA.
    • Emerg. Med. Clin. North Am. 1996 Feb 1;14(1):115-50.

    AbstractTraumatic brain injury (TBI) contributes significantly to the mortality and morbidity rates of traumatized patients. This article presents current concepts in the pathophysiology of TBI, including mechanisms of injury, biomolecular mediators of injury, and the occurrence of secondary injury. Emergency management, monitoring, and imaging of TBI also are reviewed.

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