title: Severe traumatic brain injury after the assault with an axe handle.
abstract: Traumatic brain injuries represent a major cause of death and disability. We present a case of a 47-year-old patient who sustained a severe brain injury after being assaulted with a handle of an axe. The patient underwent numerous surgeries by various specialists during several months. Following a few failed attempts to cover the skull defects, the vacuum-assisted closure system had been utilized with great success in healing of her complex head wound. Traumatic brain injury requires great effort and collaboration in order to rehabilitate people to the most independent level of functioning possible.
authors: University of Rijeka, Rijeka University Hospital Center, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Rijeka, Croatia. aleksandra.pirjavec@gmail.com
authors: Aleksandra
authors: A
authors: Pirjavec
authors: Ileana
authors: I
authors: Lulić
authors: Ivor
authors: I
authors: Ković
authors: Zeljko
authors: Z
authors: Zupan
authors: Darko
authors: D
authors: Ledić
mesh_terms: D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D054843:Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy; D011859:Radiography; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D015599:Trauma Severity Indices; D014754:Violence