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In [[medicine]], '''craniocerebral trauma''' is "Traumatic injuries involving the cranium and intracranial structures (i.e., brain; cranial nerves; meninges; and other structures). Injuries may be classified by whether or not the skull is penetrated (i.e., penetrating vs. nonpenetrating) or whether there is an associated hemorrhage."<ref>{{MeSH}}</ref>
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In [[medicine]], '''craniocerebral trauma''' encompasses "Traumatic injuries involving the cranium and intracranial structures (i.e., [[brain]]; [[cranial nerves]]; [[meninges]]; and other structures). Injuries may be classified by whether or not the skull is penetrated (i.e., penetrating vs. nonpenetrating) or whether there is an associated hemorrhage."<ref>{{MeSH}}</ref>


Craniocerebral trauma includes:
Craniocerebral trauma includes:
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* [[Traumatic intracranial hemorrhage]]
* [[Traumatic intracranial hemorrhage]]
* [[Skull fracture]]
* [[Skull fracture]]
* Minimal brain injury<ref name="pmid19359908">{{cite journal| author=Bee TK, Magnotti LJ, Croce MA, Maish GO, Minard G, Schroeppel TJ et al.| title=Necessity of repeat head CT and ICU monitoring in patients with minimal brain injury. | journal=J Trauma | year= 2009 | volume= 66 | issue= 4 | pages= 1015-8 | pmid=19359908
==Workup and diagnosis==
| url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=19359908 | doi=10.1097/TA.0b013e31819adbc8 }} <!--Formatted by http://sumsearch.uthscsa.edu/cite/--></ref><ref name="pmid15006561">{{cite journal| author=Sifri ZC, Livingston DH, Lavery RF, Homnick AT, Mosenthal AC, Mohr AM et al.| title=Value of repeat cranial computed axial tomography scanning in patients with minimal head injury. | journal=Am J Surg | year= 2004 | volume= 187 | issue= 3 | pages= 338-42 | pmid=15006561
==Management==
| url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=15006561 | doi=10.1016/j.amjsurg.2003.12.015 }} <!--Formatted by http://sumsearch.uthscsa.edu/cite/--></ref>




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In medicine, craniocerebral trauma encompasses "Traumatic injuries involving the cranium and intracranial structures (i.e., brain; cranial nerves; meninges; and other structures). Injuries may be classified by whether or not the skull is penetrated (i.e., penetrating vs. nonpenetrating) or whether there is an associated hemorrhage."[1]

Craniocerebral trauma includes:

Workup and diagnosis

Management

References