%0 Journal Article
%T Traumatic brain injury
%J Emergency medicine clinics of North America
%D 1996
%A Zink, B. J.
%V 14
%N 1
%P 115-150
%X Traumatic brain injury (TBI) contributes significantly to the mortality and morbidity rates of traumatized patients. This article presents current concepts in the pathophysiology of TBI, including mechanisms of injury, biomolecular mediators of injury, and the occurrence of secondary injury. Emergency management, monitoring, and imaging of TBI also are reviewed.<p /><p>Language: en</p>
%G en
%I Elsevier Publishing
%@ 0733-8627
%U http://dx.doi.org/