Mesh term Brain Injuries
Browse to parent terms:Brain Diseases
Craniocerebral Trauma
Description
Acute and chronic (see also BRAIN INJURIES, CHRONIC) injuries to the brain, including the cerebral hemispheres, CEREBELLUM, and BRAIN STEM. Clinical manifestations depend on the nature of injury. Diffuse trauma to the brain is frequently associated with DIFFUSE AXONAL INJURY or COMA, POST-TRAUMATIC. Localized injuries may be associated with NEUROBEHAVIORAL MANIFESTATIONS; HEMIPARESIS, or other focal neurologic deficits.Browse to child terms:
Brain Hemorrhage, Traumatic
Brain Injuries, Diffuse
Brain Injuries, Traumatic
Brain Injury, Chronic
Epilepsy, Post-Traumatic
Pneumocephalus
Shaken Baby Syndrome
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