Traumatic Brain Injury

Abstract

Etiologies resulting in a traumatic brain injury (TBI) can be head impact, blast or combination of both. A more rare etiology only impact from the head being vigorously jostled as seen in shaken baby syndrome. Impact related injuries occur from the brain hitting the intracranial surfaces in a back and forth manner (coup/countercoup) resulting from acceleration and deceleration forces.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 30, 2019
Accession Number
AD1051106

Entities

People

  • Earl G. Wolf

Organizations

  • 59th Medical Wing

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Brain Diseases
  • Brain Injuries
  • Central Nervous System Diseases
  • Craniocerebral Trauma
  • Deceleration
  • Diseases And Disorders
  • Etiology
  • Nervous System Diseases
  • Neurodevelopmental Disorders
  • Trauma (Nervous System)
  • Wounds And Injuries

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

Readers

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