title: [Guidelines for the initial management of adult patients with minimal to moderate head injury].
abstract: Mild to moderate head injuries are very common. Often diagnostics and symptomatic treatment is relatively uncomplicated and the clinical challenge is identification of patients who will later develop a potentially life-threatening complication. Based on updated knowledge, the Scandinavian Neurotrauma Committee has published new guidelines for the initial management of adult patients with minimal to moderate head injury. These categorize patients into five risk groups that should be handled by three different strategies: admission for observation, computed tomography or assessment of the biomarker S100B.
authors.affiliation: Neurokirurgisk Klinik 2092, Rigshospitalet, Blegdamsvej 9, 2100 København Ø. vagn.eskesen@rh.regionh.dk.
authors.forename: Vagn
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Eskesen
authors.forename: Jacob Bertram
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Springborg
authors.forename: Johan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Unden
authors.forename: Bertil
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Romner
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D015600:Glasgow Coma Scale; D006801:Humans; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D018570:Risk Assessment; D064568:S100 Calcium Binding Protein beta Subunit; D012537:Scandinavian and Nordic Countries; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D064568:S100 Calcium Binding Protein beta Subunit