These cases represented significant challenges in the areas of intensive care, obstetrics, and ethics.A previously healthy 30-year-old elderly primigravidae, G1P0, presented at 28 weeks' gestation with road traffic accident. The patient was transferred by ambulance to our institution for management....
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) is described as the break in natural functioning of the brain caused due to any kind of trauma to the head. The injury to head can cause distinctive types of haemorrhages namely, Epidural Haematoma (EDH), subdural haematoma (S...
Incontinence After Traumatic Brain Injury TBI: Case ReportAfter the intensive care, children with severe head trauma are admitted for a multidisciplinary rehabilitation. Beside several physical injuries, incontinence is a common complication. In this whole process it is a big challenge to achieve ...
Rehabilitation for traumatic brain injury (Report No. 99-E006). Rockville: Agency for Health Care Policy and Research; 1999. Wehman PH, West MD, Kregel J, Sherron P, Kreutzer JS. Return to work for persons with severe traumatic brain injury: a data-based approach to program development. J...
Traumatic brain injury is common in children and can lead to death or considerable, long-lasting morbidity. We present the case of a 10-month-old female child who presented after being attacked by a cockerel in a chicken coop. Following a seizure, an MRI scan revealed an intracerebral ...
eTable. Traumatic Brain Injury Case Distribution. 1. Mortimer JA, van Duijn CM, Chandra V, et al; EURODEM Risk Factors Research Group. Head trauma as a risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease: a collaborative re-analysis of case-control studies. Int J Epidemiol. 1991;20(suppl 2):S28-S35...
1.injury to the brain or spinal cord due to jarring from a blow, fall, or the like. 2.shock caused by the impact of a collision, blow, etc. 3.the act or action of violently shaking or jarring. [1350–1400; Middle English < Latin] ...
Amantadine was reported to be a choice of treatment for conscious arousal in TBI patients by affecting the dopaminergic pathway. We report a case suffered from conscious disturbance after Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), and developed persistent hiccups after initiating amantadine treatment for conscious ar...
An individual is described who suffered a traumatic brain injury and was determined to have suffered a panic attack during his rehabilitation stay. The manifestations of panic attacks are described, using the case report as an example. The psychological aetiology of panic disorders is also reviewed,...
ContextThe potential seriousness of mild traumatic brain injury (MTBI) is increasingly recognized; however, information on the frequency of MTBI among