Since the publication of the two volumes devoted to `Injuries of the Brain and Skull' in the first series of the Handbook, much has changed in the field of neurotraumatology. In the development of knowledge, the emphasis has come to lie on the pathophysiology (as reflected in metabolic effects), the development of brain oedema and brain swelling and its effect on intracranial pressure. In this context, there has been much experimental research on animals, which justifies the inclusion of a separate chapter in this present volume. Other chapters cover such subjects as the medical management of head injury, acute infectious complications of head trauma, post-concussional syndrome, and brainstem death.
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Foreword. List of contributors.
Chapter 1. The epidemiology of head injury (B. Jennett and R.F. Frankowski).
Chapter 2. The mechanism of brain injuries (D.A. Stalhammar).
Chapter 3. Brain damage in fatal non-missile head injury in man (J. Hume Adams).
Chapter 4. Dynamic changes after brain trauma (L.H. Pitts and T.K. McIntosh).
Chapter 5. Classification of head injury (R.A. Frowein and R. Firsching).
Chapter 6. Clinical examination in traumatic brain damage (A.D. Mendelow).
Chapter 7. Radiodiagnosis of brain injury (E. Teasdale and D.M. Hadley).
Chapter 8. Electrophysiology of head injury (A.P. Bricolo and G.S. Turella).
Chapter 9. The medical management of head injury (T.G. Luerssen and L.F. Marshall).
Chapter 10. Surgical management of traumatic intracranial haematomas (R. Bullock and G. Teasdale).
Chapter 11. Penetrating injuries of the skull and brain (R. Roy and P.R. Cooper).
Chapter 12. Acute infectious complications of head trauma (A.R. Tunkel and W.M. Scheld).
Chapter 13. Pediatric head injuries (M. Choux, G. Lena, L. Genitori, E. Empime and G. Dechambenois).
Chapter 14. Traumatic carotid-cavernous sinus fistulas (A. Bonafe and C. Manelfe).
Chapter 15. Outcome after head injury (H.S. Levin, W.J. Hamilton and R.G. Grossman).
Chapter 16. Psychological and social sequelae of severe head injury (A.H. van Zomeren and R.J. Saan).
Chapter 17. The post-concussional syndrome (G.W. Bruyn and J.B.K. Lanser).
Chapter 18. Providing services for head-injured patients and auditing their effectiveness (B. Jennett).
Chapter 19. Brainstem death (C. Pallis).
Index.
