Head Injury Pathophysiology and Management 2/e

Description
This updated and revised edition of Head Injury retains the detailed
coverage of basic mechanisms and investigations of its predecessor,
but also has increased the clinical content of the first edition,
with particular emphasis on the fast-moving areas of neuro-monitoring
and neuro-protection. This new edition also contains a more
representative range of authors from major trauma centers - many from
North America; and is fully illustrated with color as well as black
and white halftones.




-Table of Contents-

Section 1: The Injury
1. Epidemiology
2. Biomechanics of Closed Head Injury
3. Pathology
4. Primary and Secondary Brain Injury
5. Intracranial Pressure and Elastance
6. Injury and Cell Function

Section 2: Measuring and Monitoring Injury
7. Clinical Examination and Grading
8. Alcohol, other Drugs and Head Injury
9. Imaging the Injury
10. Monitoring Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism
11. Electrical Function Monitoring
12. Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy

Section 3: Treatment
13. From Accident Site to Trauma Center
14. The Intensive Care Management of Head Injury
15. Sedation and Anesthesia in Head Injury
16. Management of Intracranial Pressure and Cerebral Perfusion
Pressure
17. Pediatric Head Injury
18. The Role of Surgery for Intracranial Mass Lesions after Head
Injury
19. Missile Wounds of the Head
20. Neuroprotection in Traumatic Brain Injury
21. Outcome after Severe Head Injury
22. Outcome Prediction after Severe Head Injury
23. Brain Death: Clinical and Confirmatory Tests

Appendices
A. Antibiotic Therapy for CNS Infections
B. Seizure Management in Acute Head Injury
C. Possible Causes of Status Epilepticus after Head Injury
D. Cardiovascular Drugs Used to Augment Cerebral