title: Cerebral contusion: a prototype for head injury.
abstract: Cerebral contusions occur as a result of traumatic head injury. These lesions may consist of tissue necrosis, hemorrhage, and edema. The patient with a cerebral contusion is at risk to develop increased ICP and brain tissue displacement that may cause a rapid deterioration in his clinical condition.
mesh_terms: D001924:Brain Concussion / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy; D001929:Brain Edema / Q000503:physiopathology; D004677:Encephalocele / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D007427:Intracranial Pressure; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed