title: Assessment and management of the head-injured patient.
abstract: Head injury is one of the most important causes of serious morbidity and mortality in young adults. Each year in Britain, there are approximately 5000 deaths from serious head injuries. Appropriate multidisciplinary assessment and management of systemic and intracranial pathology can significantly improve the outcome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Essex Centre for Neurological Sciences, Barking, Havering and Redbridge NHS Trust, Oldchurch Hospital, Romford, Essex RM7 0BE.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bavetta
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Benjamin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D020202:Cerebral Hemorrhage, Traumatic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D004638:Emergency Treatment / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D020300:Intracranial Hemorrhages / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D020204:Skull Fracture, Depressed / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods