traumatisk hjärnskada

Key facts

Other names

Intracranial injury, physically induced brain injury

Specialty

Neurology , Neurosurgery , Emergency medicine

Symptoms

Physical, cognitive, sensory, social, emotional, and behavioral symptoms

Types

Mild to severe

Causes

Trauma to the head

Risk factors

Old age, alcohol

Diagnostic method

Based on neurological exam , medical imaging

Treatment

Supportive care , surgery

Medication

Mannitol , hypertonic saline

via Wikipedia infobox

• Traumatic brain injury in companion animals: Pathophysiology and treatment.