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Chapter-17 Head Injury and Cranial Nerves Injury

BOOK TITLE: Textbook of Surgery for Dental Students

Author
1. Singh Ishwar
ISBN
9789352702374
DOI
10.5005/jp/books/18043_18
Edition
2/e
Publishing Year
2018
Pages
15
Author Affiliations
1. Pt Bhagwat Dayal Sharma Postgraduate, Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak, Haryana, India
Chapter keywords
Head injury, cranial nerve injury, scalp laceration, skull fracture, brain injury, blood vessel injury, cavernous sinus thrombosis

Abstract

Head injury is the leading cause of death and disability in young adults and accounts for one-third of all trauma deaths. The principal causes of head injury are road traffic accidents, assaults, falls, sport injuries and industrial accidents. Anatomically, head injury can be classified starting from skin and going to the brain. This chapter describes the scalp laceration and skull fractures. The pathophysiology of brain injury and blood vessel injury, management of head injury patient is explained. Cavernous sinus thrombosis is the formation of a blood clot within the cavernous sinus; a venous sinus at the base of the brain. Clinical features and examination of cranial nerve injuries are outlined along with detailed description of trigeminal neuralgia and facial nerve paralysis.

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