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Record Nr.

UNINA9910688152603321

Titolo

Frontiers In Traumatic Brain Injury / / Xianli Lv, Yi Guo, Gengsheng Mao, editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : IntechOpen, , 2022

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (134 pages)

Disciplina

617.481

Soggetti

Brain - Wounds and injuries - Complications

Brain - Wounds and injuries

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Sommario/riassunto

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) has the highest incidence of all common neurological dysfunctions and is a risk factor for a variety of neurological diseases. TBI is a major public health burden and the care of TBI patients is difficult. This book provides a comprehensive overview of TBI, addressing progress and needs in research as well as challenges in treatment. Chapters address such topics as emergency room airway management in TBI, craniocerebral injury in pediatric patients, traumatic optic neuropathy, and more.