The sequelae after traumatic brain injury

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Traumatic brain injury is a common clinical disease that can cause many sequelae if not treated promptly. The sequelae after traumatic brain injury are very diverse, can be paralysis or some other brain sequelae.

1. What is a traumatic brain injury?

Traumatic brain injury is defined as trauma or injury to the brain, caused by head trauma such as falling from a height, traffic accident or some other type of accident. Clinically, traumatic brain injury is divided into 3 basic types, which are concussion, intracranial hematoma and concussion:
Concussion: The brain is hit hard leading to internal damage. , especially extracellular fluid is present in the interstitial spaces of neurons. Concussion is the clinical form of traumatic brain injury that is mildest and least dangerous to the patient's life. Brain concussion : Brain cells in this case are concussion, causing brain swelling and damage to nerve cells, so brain concussion is a more serious medical condition than concussion Intracranial hematoma: Considered the most severe and dangerous clinical form of traumatic brain injury, it can be an epidural hematoma, a subdural hematoma or an intraventricular hematoma. If the amount of intracranial hematoma is too large, it will cause death for the patient at any time.

2. Sequelae after traumatic brain injury

The sequelae of traumatic brain injury are very diverse, including a number of medical conditions as follows:
Intracranial hematoma: Caused by traumatic brain injury that causes brain blood vessels to be severed or torn, causing blood to flow. flows and collects in the brain, possibly subdural, epidural, ventricu... and should be treated to remove the hematoma as soon as possible to limit the risk of death due to cerebral hemorrhage. Cerebral edema: Caused by cellular and vascular toxicity, this is also a dangerous sequelae that can be fatal. Intracranial hypertension syndrome: Clinical manifestations of increased intracranial pressure syndrome are headache, vomiting, papilledema... if accompanied by cerebral edema, the risk of death is very high.

Brain herniation: Caused by cerebral edema, the pressure inside the brain increases and the brain herniates through the brain fissures, compressing the brain's nerve centers, which are involved in the regulation of the circulatory and respiratory systems. Lack of blood supply to the brain: Because traumatic brain injury damages the brain parenchyma, causing edema, inflammation and compressing cerebral blood vessels, so blood cannot reach the brain, causing cerebral ischemia. If this condition persists for too long, it will cause permanent brain cell death. Consequences after traumatic brain injury pose a risk of death for patients if not treated promptly. Therefore, when detecting a patient with a traumatic brain injury, take the patient immediately to the nearest medical facility for emergency treatment, reducing the risk of sequelae of traumatic brain injury.
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