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Indian Journal of Neurotrauma 2010; 07(02): 101-105
DOI: 10.1016/S0973-0508(10)80023-1
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Understanding head injury: A prelude ?

Shashi Vadhanan
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Harjinder S Bhatoe
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05 April 2017 (online)

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Abstract

There is a vast accumulated data on the current understanding of head injury. Concepts on early prehospital care and transport, imaging, surgical management and multimodality monitoring have firmly established themselves in the overall management of head injury. However, data on genetic and biochemical markers and cerebral protection has not yet translated into full fledged clinical application. Probably the current situation is at the threshold of the neurochemical markers, neuroprotective pharmacological agents and advanced neuroimaging being woven into the overall head injury management.

Keywords

biomarkers - cerebral protection - head injury
 

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