Mortality due to traumatic brain injury, medical-legal aspects by Yunier Riverol González, Clarivel Rodríguez García, Yaima González Cabrera, Dayamí Llanes Pulido

“…The most common injury is the linear fracture. Moderate head trauma predominated. The most prevalent direct cause of death is cerebral edema.…”
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Early and Ultraearly Administration of Tranexamic Acid in Traumatic Brain Injury: Our 8-Year-Long Clinical Experience by Nurdan Acar, Mustafa Emin Canakci, Ugur Bilge

“…The most important result of head trauma, which can develop with a blunt or penetrating mechanism, is traumatic brain injury. …”
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Clinical characteristics, etiology, and treatment of young adult‐onset epilepsy: A 24‐year retrospective study by Xu Zhang, Feng Xiang, Ziyu Wang, Yang Li, Chenjing Shao, Xiaoyang Lan, Senyang Lang, Xiangqing Wang

“…Structural etiology was the most common cause of epilepsy, accounting for 43.2% (1827/4227) of cases, of which head trauma and a history of craniotomy accounted for 64.9% (1186/1827). …”
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Epilepsy and Child History in Dr. Jamal Ahmad Rashid Pediatric Teaching Hospital Sulaymaniyah /Iraq by Awayi Ghazy Abdulkareem

“…Epilepsy is a chronic neurological illness that is the most prevalent severe brain problem worldwide .The purpose of this research is to determine the importance of certain risk variables for epilepsy in children in Sulaimani City, such as age, gender, head trauma, nervous system infectious diseases including meningitis and unusual perinatal history, low birth weight, neonate respiratory failure, neonatal seizure, socioeconomic status, as well as parent consanguinity. …”
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Efficacy of Amflow®, a Real-Time-Portable Feedback Device for Delivering Appropriate Ventilation in Critically Ill Patients: A Randomised, Controlled, Cross-Over Simulation Study by Jong Won Kim, Sang O Park, Kyeong Ryong Lee, Dae Young Hong, Kwang Je Baek

“…However, there was no significant difference between the two groups in the percentage of delivering the appropriate VT ranges in head trauma patients (65.9% versus 68.3%, respectively; p=0.092). …”
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Traumatic Cochlear Implant Electrode Extrusion: Considerations, Management, and Outcome by Ching Yee Chan, Feifan Wang, Haryani Omar, Henry Kun Kiaang Tan

“…Cochlear implantation is the mainstay for patients with severe to profound hearing loss that do not benefit from hearing aids. Falls and head trauma can cause direct damage to the implant, of which hard failure is the most common complication. …”
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Osteoma of the Medial Wall of the Maxillary Sinus: A Primary Cause of Nasolacrimal Duct Obstruction and Review of the Literature by Athanasios Saratziotis, Enzo Emanuelli

“…A 74-year-old male patient presented to the outpatient department with left-sided epiphora and chronic dacryocystitis, without any history of head trauma or previous nasal or paranasal sinuses surgery. …”
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Posttraumatic Cranial Cystic Fibrous Dysplasia by Arata Tomiyama, Kazuya Aoki, Haruo Nakayama, Hideaki Izukura, Hitoshi Kimura, Jun-ichi Harashina, Keisuke Ito, Morito Hayashi, Norihiko Saito, Takatoshi Sakurai, Toshiaki Oharaseki, Hitoshi Terada, Satoshi Iwabuchi

“…Progressive skull disease has been reported to be associated with head trauma, but the relationship between cranial FD and head trauma has not been previously reported. …”
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Schizophrenia and Hyperostosis Frontalis Interna with History of Head Injury by Fatima Elghazouani

“…We describe an unusual case of a 44-year-old female with schizophrenia and hyperostosis frontalis interna having a history of head trauma. At the age of 3 years, she had a head injury that could be classified as mild traumatic brain injury. …”
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A Rare Case of Posttraumatic Bilateral BPPV Presentation by Sinisa Maslovara, Andro Kosec, Ivana Pajic Matic, Anamarija Sestak

“…A rare case of a 38-year-old female patient who developed benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) three weeks after head trauma is presented. The disease manifested bilaterally, which is not uncommon posttraumatically, but in this case, it manifested itself as canalithiasis of the posterior canal on both sides and cupulolithiasis of the right lateral canal, which to our knowledge is a unique and, until now, unpublished case. …”
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Recurrent Self-Induced Nontraumatic Orbital Emphysema Causing Orbital Compartment Syndrome with Optic Nerve Dysfunction by S. Cutting, C. Davies-Husband, C. Poitelea

“…This occurred after performing a Valsalva manoeuvre with no history of head trauma. He also mentioned that over the past year he had experienced multiple episodes of transient proptosis occurring after Valsalva manoeuvres. …”
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Delayed Tension Pneumocephalus following Gunshot Wound to the Head: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Arthur Wang, Elena Solli, Nathan Carberry, Virany Hillard, Adesh Tandon

“…Tension pneumocephalus is a rare complication of head trauma and neurosurgical procedures, amongst other causes. …”
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Effectiveness of Head MSCT Examination in Cases of Mild Head Injuries by Dyah Ayu Puspitaningtyas, Alfian Danie, Muhammad Fa’ik

“…The results showed that the MSCT scan examination of the head of MIH cases at the Radiology Installation of Salatiga City Hospital uses a scan area from the mandible to the vertex to determine the overall anatomy of head trauma patients and can provide information if there are abnormalities in the mandible area, abnormalities in the face bone area to the vertex area. …”
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Organized Chronic Subdural Hematoma Mimicking Acute Epidural Hematoma by Jun Cao, Zhichun Wang, Cegang Liu, Jun Shen, Jincheng Fang

“…A 70-year-old male patient was admitted to the hospital due to headache and dizziness after head trauma. Emergency head CT reported “left frontotemporal parietal epidural hematoma.” …”
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Unilateral Enlarged Vestibular Aqueduct Syndrome and Bilateral Endolymphatic Hydrops by Massimo Ralli, Giuseppe Nola, Luca Sparvoli, Giovanni Ralli

“…Association between progression of hearing loss and head trauma in patients with a diagnosis of EVA syndrome is still uncertain; however, these individuals should be advised to avoid activities that increase intracranial pressure to prevent further hearing deterioration. …”
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Intraoperative Management of Large Resuscitation-Associated Venous Air Embolism (VAE) for Emergent Neurological Surgery by Ryan S. D’Souza, Arnoley S. Abcejo, Matthew A. Sexton

“…We report a 22-year-old previously healthy female who experienced a motor vehicle accident with severe facial and head trauma, and mixed subdural and epidural hematomas with an 8 mm midline shift. …”
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The Effect Of Mild Exercise Induced Dehydration On Sport Concussion Assessment Tool 3 (SCAT3) Scores: A within-subjects design. by Sean M Collins, Monica R Lininger, Thomas G Bowman

“…Clinicians tasked with monitoring and accurately diagnosing head trauma should take factors such as hydration status into account when assessing patients for concussion with the SCAT3. …”
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A Critical Review of Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy and Forced Use in Children With Hemiplegia by Jeanne Charles, Andrew M. Gordon

“…Hemiplegia is a physical impairment that can occur in childhood following head trauma, cerebral vascular accident or transient ischemic attack (stroke), brain tumor, or congenital or perinatal injury. …”
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Clinical Characteristics of Patients with Antisocial Personality Disorder According to the Crime Types by Hasan KARADAG, M. Hakan TURKCAPAR, S. Olga GURIZ, Kadir OZDEL, Akfer KARAOGLAN KAHILOGULLARI

“…The main differences between crime groups were as follows: A head trauma history was more frequent in ASPD patients who had a crime history of physical assault. …”
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Retinal Artery Occlusion Associated with Prepapillary Arterial Loop: An Isolated Ocular Disease? Case Report and Literature Review by Mansour AM, Parodi MB, Casella AMB, Kheir WJ, Bashshur ZF

“…Precipitating factors included exercise in 4 cases, head trauma in 2 cases, blunt ocular trauma, severe sneezing, ocular rubbing and sun exposure in 1 case each.Conclusion: A branch retinal artery occlusion linked to a prepapillary loop appears as a distinct ocular condition in young healthy individuals. …”
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