Metabolic complications associated with severe diffuse brain injury.
Diffuse axonal injury (DAI), the severest form of diffuse brain injury, causes extensive damage throughout the cerebrum, diencephalon and brainstem. The effects of this injury, however, are not isolated to the brain. This paper discusses diffuse axonal injury, the metabolic complications to be anticipated from the systems' response to cerebral trauma in general, and the nursing implications.
D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000451:nursing; D002395:Catecholamines / Q000378:metabolism; D005744:Gastric Acid / Q000378:metabolism; D006461:Hemolysis; D006801:Humans; D006943:Hyperglycemia / Q000378:metabolism; D007030:Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System / Q000378:metabolism; D008659:Metabolic Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D014883:Water-Electrolyte Imbalance / Q000378:metabolism
D002395:Catecholamines