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Head Injuries
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Head Injuries
A look at the medical management of neurological trauma including effects, treatment, risks, medications, medical teams and the use of computers.
2,250 words (approx. 9 pages) |
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"The subject of this research is neurological trauma, focusing on the medical management of head injuries. Key medications and recent advances in the field will be highlighted.Traumatic brain injury is a common cause of neurologic dysfunction (1:50). Some frequent conditions caused by this trauma are seizures, ventricular enlargement, subdural hematoma or hygroma, behavioral problems, depression, compressive neuropathies, and spasticity. Some less frequent conditions are endocrinologic disturbances, arachnoid or leptomeningeal cyst, movement disorders, arteriovenous malformation, aneurysm, and cerebrospinal fluid leak.
The risk of early epilepsy may be reduced by the administration of prophylactic anticonvulsants. In late epilepsy, the value of prophylactic treatment remains..."
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Head Injuries (2012, January 15). Retrieved February 11, 2012, from http://www.academon.com/Essay-Head-Injuries/20064
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"Head Injuries" 15 January 2012. Web. 11 Feb. 2012. <http://www.academon.com/Essay-Head-Injuries/20064>
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