title: The diagnosis of head injury requires a classification based on computed axial tomography.
abstract: The introduction of structural imaging of the brain by computed tomography (CT) scans and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has further refined classification of head injury for prognostic, diagnosis, and treatment purposes. We describe a new classification scheme to be used both as a research and a clinical tool in association with other predictors of neurologic status.
authors.affiliation: Division of Neurosurgery, University of California Medical Center, San Diego.
authors.forename: L F
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Marshall
authors.forename: S B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Marshall
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Klauber
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Van Berkum Clark
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Eisenberg
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Jane
authors.forename: T G
authors.initials: TG
authors.lastname: Luerssen
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Marmarou
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Foulkes
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000145:classification* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000145:classification* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D011379:Prognosis; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome