Head injury

Acute head injury is assessed systematically across intracranial haemorrhage, diffuse axonal injury, and skull fractures.

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Overview

Description

Trauma severity and the Glasgow Coma Scale are related to common imaging patterns. Epidural, subdural, subarachnoid, and intracerebral haemorrhage, coup and contrecoup injury, diffuse axonal injury, complications, skull fractures, and specific considerations in children are reviewed.

Learning Objectives

Distinguish major extra-axial and intra-axial patterns of traumatic haemorrhage.
Recognise contusions, diffuse axonal injury, and complications of brain trauma.
Assess skull fractures systematically and identify important paediatric considerations.

Topics Covered

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00:00 - Introduction to Head Trauma

02:05 - Epidemiology and Importance of Concussions

05:21 - Glasgow Coma Scale Explained

07:07 - Extraxial Bleedings: Anatomy and Types

10:10 - Epidural vs Subdural Hematomas

17:02 - Subdural Hematomas: Phases and Complications

20:29 - Supraagnoid and Intracerebral Bleeding

22:47 - Coup and Contrecoup Brain Injury

24:45 - Diffuse Axonal Injury

27:36 - Complications of Brain Injury

30:05 - Identifying Skull Fractures

34:18 - Special Cases: Child Head Trauma

36:54 - Tips and Tricks for Diagnosis

39:46 - Conclusion and Final Thoughts

Lecturers

Nuria Bargalló^{M.D. Ph.D.}

Barcelona, Spain

Consultant in Neuroradiology, Telemedicine Clinic, Barcelona Chief of Neuroradiology, Alomar medical center Coordinator of the Magnetic Resonance core facility of IDIBAPS Hospital Clinic de Barcelona, Spain Honorary consultant in National Hospital of Neurology and Neurosurgery, London

Senior Consultant in Neuroradiology of the Hospital Clínic de Barcelona focused on advanced image techniques applied to neurological diseases, mainly epilepsy, inflammatory and neurodegenerative diseases. Dr Bargallo has published more than 230 indexed articles and participated in more than 15 competitive national or international projects the last 10 years. She is currently the coordinator of the Magnetic Resonance core facility of IDIBAPS giving support to the research groups of this institution and the Hospital Clínic in studies involving advanced Magnetic Resonance images.

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