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The ICD-10 established a set of diagnostic criteria for PCS in 1992. In order to meet these criteria, a patient has had a head injury "usually sufficiently severe to result in loss of consciousness" and then develop at least three of the eight symptoms marked with a check mark in the table at right under "ICD-10" within four weeks.
Traumatic brain injury is defined as damage to the brain resulting from external mechanical force, such as rapid acceleration or deceleration, impact, blast waves, or penetration by a projectile. [10] Brain function is temporarily or permanently impaired and structural damage may or may not be detectable with current technology.
Neurology. Post-traumatic epilepsy ( PTE) is a form of acquired epilepsy that results from brain damage caused by physical trauma to the brain ( traumatic brain injury, abbreviated TBI). [1] A person with PTE experiences repeated post-traumatic seizures (PTS, seizures that result from TBI) more than a week after the initial injury. [2]
Concussion. Acceleration (g-forces) can exert rotational forces in the brain, especially the midbrain and diencephalon. A concussion, also known as a mild traumatic brain injury ( mTBI ), is a head injury that temporarily affects brain functioning. [9] Symptoms may include loss of consciousness; memory loss; headaches; difficulty with thinking ...
Closed-head injury. Closed-head injury is a type of traumatic brain injury in which the skull and dura mater remain intact. Closed-head injuries are the leading cause of death in children under 4 years old and the most common cause of physical disability and cognitive impairment in young people. [1] [2] Overall, closed-head injuries and other ...
Brain Trauma Foundation. The Brain Trauma Foundation (BTF) was founded in 1986 to develop research on traumatic brain injury (TBI). Since its formation the foundation's mission has expanded to improving the outcome of TBI patients nationwide through working to implement evidence-based guidelines for prehospital and in-hospital care, quality ...
Tracheobronchial injury. Tracheobronchial injury is damage to the tracheobronchial tree (the airway structure involving the trachea and bronchi ). [2] It can result from blunt or penetrating trauma to the neck or chest, [3] inhalation of harmful fumes or smoke, or aspiration of liquids or objects. [4]
Cerebral contusion, Latin: contusio cerebri, a form of traumatic brain injury, is a bruise of the brain tissue. [2] Like bruises in other tissues, cerebral contusion can be associated with multiple microhemorrhages, small blood vessel leaks into brain tissue. Contusion occurs in 20–30% of severe head injuries. [3]