title: Head Injury- A Maxillofacial Surgeon's Perspective.
abstract: Injuries and violence are one of the leading causes of mortality worldwide. A substantial portion of these injuries involve the maxillofacial region. Among the concomitant injuries, injuries to the head and cervical spine are amongst those that demand due consideration on account of their life threatening behaviour. Studies have shown that facial fractures have a strong association with traumatic brain injury. Knowledge of the types and mechanisms of traumatic brain injury is crucial for their treatment. Many a times, facial fractures tend to distract our attention from more severe and often life threatening injuries. Early diagnosis of these intracranial haemorrhage leads to prompt treatment which is essential to improve the outcome of these patients. An oral and maxillofacial surgeon should be able to suspect and diagnose head injury and also provide adequate initial management.
authors.affiliation: Professor, Department of Oral And Maxillofacial Surgery, A.B.Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences , Mangalore, India .
authors.forename: Muralee Mohan
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Choonthar
authors.affiliation: Consultant Neurosurgeon, Justice K.S.Hegde Charitable Hospital , Mangalore, India .
authors.forename: Ananthan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Raghothaman
authors.affiliation: Professor, Director of Pg Studies, Department of Oral And Maxillofacial Surgery, A.B.Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences , Mangalore, India .
authors.forename: Rajendra
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Prasad
authors.affiliation: Post Graduate, Department of Oral And Maxillofacial Surgery, A.B.Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences , Mangalore, India .
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pradeep
authors.affiliation: Post Graduate, Department of Oral And Maxillofacial Surgery, A.B.Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences , Mangalore, India .
authors.forename: Kalpa
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Pandya
keywords: Cerebrospinal fluid; Diffuse axonal injury; Intracranial pressure; Maxillofacial injuries; Subdural haematoma; Traumatic brain injury