title: Mechanisms of traumatic brain injury.
abstract: The authors describe the mechanisms of traumatic brain injury (TBI), examining in depth the characteristics of closed head, penetrating, and blast-related TBI. Events on a structural as well as cellular level are reviewed. Blast-related brain injury, in particular, affects military service members preferentially, but is also relevant in cases of industrial accidents as well as terrorist events.
authors: Department of Neurology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee.
authors: Derek
authors: D
authors: Bauer
authors: Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Uniformed Services University, Bethesda, Maryland.
authors: Monica L
authors: ML
authors: Tung
authors: Department of Neurology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee.
authors: Jack W
authors: JW
authors: Tsao
mesh_terms: D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000145:classification* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans