Open AccessThe role of temporal lobectomy as a part of surgical resuscitation in patients with severe traumatic brain injury
Author(s) -
Ahmet Hakan,
İskender Samet Daltaban,
Sevilay Vural
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
asian journal of neurosurgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1793-5482
DOI - 10.4103/ajns.ajns_240_18
Subject(s) - medicine , glasgow coma scale , traumatic brain injury , surgery , etiology , head injury , population , blunt , anesthesia , environmental health , psychiatry
Traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) are serious morbidity and mortality risk for especially in the young population. Primary and secondary injury mechanisms may cause cerebral edema and intracranial hypertension. The target point of the TBI treatment is lowering the intracranial pressure medically or surgically if indicated.