Traumatic Brain Injury

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Diagnosis

Patients suffering TBI are typically brought to a hospital emergency room for initial diagnosis and treatment. Once vital signs are assessed and stabilized, and other life-threatening injuries are identified and treated, the process of diagnosing the extent of brain injury begins.



A complete neurological evaluation is performed to rule out conditions requiring neurosurgical attention, such as hematomas, depressed skull fractures, and elevated intracrantial pressure (ICP). X-...Read the full article