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Chapter-17 Head Injury and Cranial Nerves Injury

BOOK TITLE: Textbook of Surgery for Dental Students

Author
1. Marwah Sanjay
ISBN
9788184487459
DOI
10.5005/jp/books/11623_17
Edition
1/e
Publishing Year
2010
Pages
14
Author Affiliations
1. Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak, Haryana, India
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Abstract

Head injury accounts for 1/3rd of all trauma deaths and its principal cause is road traffic accidents. This chapter describes pathophysiology and classification of head injury. Details of scalp injury and skull fractures are given. The pathophysiology of brain injury and vessel injury leading to intracranial hematoma formation is explained. Method of clinical examination and management of head injury patient are described. Method of clinical examination of cranial nerves is outlined with detailed description of trigeminal neuralgia and facial nerve palsy.

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