Head injury : pathophysiology and management /: pathophysiology and management. (2005)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: [edited by] Peter L. Reilly, Ross Bullock.
• Other Names: Reilly, Peter; Bullock, Ross
• 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 Centre; 14. The Intensive Care Management of Head Injury; 15. Sedation and Anaesthesia in Head Injury; 16. Management of intracranial pressure and cerebral perfusion pressure; 17. Paediatric 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 perfusion pressure
• Edition: 2nd ed
• Publisher Details: London : Hodder Arnold
• Publication Date: 2005
• Extent: 1 online resource (x, 501 pages), illustrations (some color)
• Subjects: 617.51044; Head -- Wounds and injuries; Brain damage; Head Injuries, Closed -- physiopathology; Brain Injuries -- physiopathology; Brain Injuries -- therapy; Head Injuries, Closed -- therapy; MEDICAL -- Otorhinolaryngology; Traumatismes craniocérébraux; Traumatismes de l'encéphale -- Thérapeutique; Brain damage; Head -- Wounds and injuries; Tête -- Lésions et blessures; Hirnverletzung; Electronic books; Aufsatzsammlung
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781444114423; 1444114425
• Related ISBNs: 0340807245; 9780340807248
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references.; Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.