title: [Overview of head injury].
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.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Neurocirugía. Hospital Universitario Central de la Defensa. Madrid.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bárcena-Orbe
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Rodríguez-Arias
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Rivero-Martín
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Cañizal-García
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mestre-Moreiro
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Calvo-Pérez
authors.forename: A F
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Molina-Foncea
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Casado-Gómez
mesh_terms: D001925:Brain Damage, Chronic / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D001929:Brain Edema / Q000209:etiology; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000378:metabolism / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000601:surgery; D016923:Cell Death; D002560:Cerebrovascular Circulation; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000145:classification / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D003422:Critical Care / Q000379:methods; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging / Q000379:methods; D019468:Disease Management; D004632:Emergency Medical Services / Q000379:methods; D004734:Energy Metabolism; D015600:Glasgow Coma Scale; D006801:Humans; D019586:Intracranial Hypertension / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000379:methods; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D009474:Neurons / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures; D011379:Prognosis