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Head/brain injuries are defined as any injury to the scalp, skull, or the…
Head/brain injuries are defined as any injury to the scalp, skull, or the brain. Traumatic brain injuries are a serious type of injury to the brain.
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Focal injury: Damage is localised to a specific region of the brain. This injury can be minor to severe.
Lacerations
May involve severe tearing of the brain tissue, depressed and open fractures, and penetrating injuries.
Complications may be delayed after the injury. These can include hemorrhage, haematoma formation, seizures, and cerebral oedema.
Contusion
Refers to a region of injured tissue where blood capillaries have ruptured forming bruising. Commonly occurs at a fractured site. Injuries can range from minor to severe
May contain areas of haemorrhage, infarction, necrosis and oedema
Complications involve continuous bleeding or re-bleeding of which can worsen neurological development. Seizures are a common complication in the first 7 days after injury.
Complications
Epidural haematoma
An accumulation of blood that forms between the inner surface of the skull and outer layer of the dura, caused by a tear. This is a neurological emergency.
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Subdural haematoma
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The source of bleeding is associated with the veins that drain from the surface of the brain into the sagittal sinus
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Intracerebral haematoma
Bleeding within the brain tissue, typically within the frontal and temporal lobes. accounts for approximately 16% of head injuries.
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