They can cause progressive increase in intracranial pressure and eventually death. brain hemorrhage intracranial hemorrhage affecting the brain usually follows traumatic injury but spontaneous hemorrhage may result from an intrinsic vascular lesion. [medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com]

Fever is treated. If seizures occur, anticonvulsants are given. To measure pressure in the brain, doctors may implant a pressure gauge inside the skull or insert a catheter into one of the internal spaces (ventricles) within the brain. [merckmanuals.com]

She has not had fever, chills, vomiting, nausea, weight loss, or change in bowel movements. She takes no medications. Her temperature is 37 C (98.6 F), pulse is 68/min, respirations are 16/min, and blood pressure is 110/70 mm Hg. [usmleforum.com]

Signs of infection include severe pain, draining pus, redness beyond the wound edges, fevers and chills, or excessive wound swelling. If you think you have an infection, you should seek prompt medical care. Scarring is also a major concern. [torklaw.com]

Pyrexia may be due to hypothalamic damage or traumatic subarachnoid haemorrhage, but infection as a cause of the fever must be excluded. [surgwiki.com]

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& Seizures, Neurology, Critical Care Medicine Richard Mattson MD Neurology, Epilepsy & Seizures Emily J. [yalemedicine.org]

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Epilepsy in head trauma Epilepsy may be a sequela of head injury. [dartmouth.edu]

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CT scan of the brain within one hour (with a written radiology report within one hour of the scan being undertaken): Clinical suspicion of non-accidental injury Post-traumatic seizure (no past medical history of epilepsy) GCS GCS Suspected open or depressed [patient.info]

Evidence of impact, such as calvarial fracture or extra-calvarial soft-tissue swelling, was not always present in the cases with lacerations. [ajnr.org]

This finding emphasizes that radiologists should be aware of encountering lacerations remote from trauma, such as in a child presenting with seizures or developmental delay without a history of reported trauma. [ajnr.org]

Additional chapters emphasize forensic evaluation with discussions on the detection of brain-injury malingering, determination of impairment, methods of neurobehavioral analysis, and the presentation of evidence at trial. [books.google.com]

All patients had retinal hemorrhages and fractures, and most had bruising. [ajnr.org]

Retinal hemorrhages are found in up to 85% of the cases of abusive head injuries in young children. [emedicine.medscape.com]

Since then, Wells said, her son has had brain surgery and multiple seizures. The full catalogue of his injuries includes brain damage, lacerations on his liver and blood behind his retinas, according to Wells. [wcpo.com]

People with a moderate or severe TBI may have those, plus other symptoms: A headache that gets worse or does not go away Repeated vomiting or nausea Convulsions or seizures Inability to awaken from sleep Slurred speech Weakness or numbness in the arms [icdlist.com]

Neurology, Critical Care Medicine Richard Mattson MD Neurology, Epilepsy & Seizures Emily J. [yalemedicine.org]

Any seizure since the injury. Irritability or altered behaviour, particularly in infants and young children. [patient.info]

seizures will be recurrent. [dartmouth.edu]

It can cause a headache or neck pain, nausea, ringing in the ears, dizziness, and tiredness. [icdlist.com]

NIH: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke Brain injury - discharge Chronic subdural hematoma EEG Extradural hemorrhage Facts about Concussion and Brain Injury (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Head injury - first aid Intracranial [icdlist.com]

Overall, 43% of procedures in the study were in native valves and the rest were in bioprosthetic valves, 80% of the patients were female, and 23% had a prior stroke. [tctmd.com]

Organizations Doctors Department Location Other Male Female Accepting New Patients Stories General Information Patient Age Child Adolescent Adult Older Adult Refine Results Sort By: Doctors Kevin Gobeske MPH, PhD, MD Brain Injury, Neurocritical Care, Stroke [yalemedicine.org]

Closed injuries are not open to the elements, and are more commonly the result of falls, blows, and medical catastrophes such as strokes. [spinalcord.com]

mental status, focal neurology, signs of skull fractures or evidence of clinical deterioration 8. skull fracture may be associated with tearing of the underlying meninges and extra-axial hemorrhage anterior cranial fossa fractures are often associated [radiopaedia.org]

For children older than 2 years of age: CT scan is recommended for those patients with a Glasgow Coma Scale of less than 15, altered mental status, or a basilar skull fracture. [medicinenet.com]

Therefore, basic guidelines as to when to seek medical care can include the following: Altered mental status. The child is not acting or behaving normally for that child. [emedicinehealth.com]

There is focal neurological deficit. There is paraesthesia in the extremities. Any other clinical suspicion of cervical spine injury exists. [patient.info]

Survivors from severe TBI may have seizures, focal neurologic deficits, dementia, or the persistent vegetative state. Trauma is a risk factor for Alzheimer's disease. [neuropathology-web.org]

This may be done surgically by opening the cranium, or medically by administering hypertonic solutions of slowly metabolized materials, such as mannitol, intravenously. brain edema an important part of a number of acute diseases, e.g. lead poisoning, [medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com]

Histopathology, classification and clinical significance of brain edema. J Neurosurg 4: 255–258 PubMed CrossRef Google Scholar 32. Scheinker IM (1945) Vasothrombosis in the central nervous system. [link.springer.com]

Blood loss from multiple injuries and, as mentioned, brain edema further compromise delivery of oxygen to the brain. [dartmouth.edu]