Head Injuries, ClosedTraumatic injuries to the cranium where the integrity of the skull is not compromised and no bone fragments or other objects penetrate the skull and dura mater. This frequently results in mechanical injury being transmitted to intracranial structures which may produce traumatic brain injuries, hemorrhage, or cranial nerve injury. (From Rowland, Merritt's Textbook of Neurology, 9th ed, p417)
SkullThe SKELETON of the HEAD including the FACIAL BONES and the bones enclosing the BRAIN.
SkullThe SKELETON of the HEAD including the FACIAL BONES and the bones enclosing the BRAIN.
BrainThe part of the central nervous system contained within the cranium, comprising the prosencephalon, mesencephalon, and rhombencephalon. It is derived from the anterior part of the embryonic neural tube.
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