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Review
. 2006 Dec;17(6):495-518.

[Overview of head injury]

[Article in Spanish]
A Bárcena-Orbe  1 , C A Rodríguez-Arias, B Rivero-Martín, J M Cañizal-García, C Mestre-Moreiro, J C Calvo-Pérez, A F Molina-Foncea, J Casado-Gómez
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  • PMID: 17242838
Review

[Overview of head injury]

[Article in Spanish]
A Bárcena-Orbe et al. Neurocirugia (Astur). 2006 Dec.

Abstract

A systematic revision of the main practical aspects related with the head injury management has been made in this article on the basis of relevant literature. The paper has been developed in different sections consisting of epidemiological factors, prognosis and classification, neuropathology and pathophysiology, clinical evaluation and treatment. According to clinical guidelines, the connections between the pathophysiological features with higher evidence degree and the schemes of therapeutic approaches have been emphasized.

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  • [Review of craneo-encephalic injuries].
    Silva-Obregón JA, Martín-Vivas A, Romera-Ortega MA, Blanco-García JJ. Silva-Obregón JA, et al. Neurocirugia (Astur). 2008 Apr;19(2):164-5. doi: 10.4321/s1130-14732008000200009. Neurocirugia (Astur). 2008. PMID: 18661665 Spanish. No abstract available.

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