Open AccessNewer insights to pathogenesis of traumatic brain injury
Author(s) -
Sunil Munakomi,
Iype Cherian
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
asian journal of neurosurgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1793-5482
DOI - 10.4103/1793-5482.180882
Subject(s) - traumatic brain injury , medicine , pathogenesis , intensive care medicine , focus (optics) , physical medicine and rehabilitation , neuroscience , psychiatry , psychology , pathology , physics , optics
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a silent epidemic and a global burden. However, when it comes to advancement in our quest to managing patients with head injuries, we seem to be making circles rather than moving forward. In this review paper, we focus on the current understandings in the pathogenesis of TBI that may aid us in providing newer avenues in management of the same.