The study of cerebrospinal fluid for the diagnosis of traumatic foci of crushing of the brain

Despite significant advances in the diagnosis and treatment of patients with severe traumatic brain injury (STBI), mortality among them remains very high (40-60%), especially among patients with traumatic brain crush foci (TBCF). The formation of a brain crush focus as a volumetric formation often ends with the development of a dislocation syndrome that requires urgent surgical resolution [3, 5].