SOCIETY INFORMATION

Mission Statement

Officers

Officer History

Donations

Head Injury, Reilly and Bullock

Contact

PART ONE: THE INJURY

Preliminaries
Index

Chapter 1 : Epidemiology

Chapter 2 : Biomechanics of closed head injury

Chapter 3 : Pathology

Chapter 4 : Primary and secondary brain injury

Chapter 5 : Brain metabolism and cerebral blood flow

Chapter 6 : Intracranial pressure and elastance

Chapter 7 : Injury and cell function


PART TWO: MEASURING AND MONITORING INJURY

Chapter 8 : Clinical examination and grading

Chapter 9 : Imaging the injury

Chapter 10 : Intracranial pressure monitoring

Chapter 11 : Measuring cerebral blood flow and metabolism

Chapter 12 : Electrical function monitoring

Chapter 13 : Transcranial Doppler

Chapter 14 : Magnetic resonance spectroscopy


PART THREE: TREATMENT

Chapter 15 : From accident site to trauma center

Chapter 16 : Fluid, electrolyte and metabolic magagement

Chapter 17 : Respiratory and cardiovascular support

Chapter 18 : Sedation and anesthesia

Chapter 19 : Management of intracranial pressure and cerebral perfusion

Chapter 20 : The role of surgery for intracranial mass lesions after head injury

Chapter 21 : Neuroprotection in head injury

Chapter 22 : Outcome after severe head injury

Appendix