Management of Traumatic Brain Injuries with Brain Concussion – A Review
Hisham Mohammed Sonbul *
King Abdulaziz University Hospital, KAUH, Saudi Arabia.
Abdulsamad Yahya Ahmadi
Jazan University, Saudi Arabia.
Ahmed Mohammed Al Hammad
Qatif Central Hospital, Saudi Arabia.
Aqeelah Adel Alhabeeb
Qatif Central Hospital, Saudi Arabia.
Mohammed Ahmedabed I. Abualsaoud
Suliman Al Habib Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
S. Alotaibi, Hala Adel
Taif University, Saudi Arabia
Almaha Abdullah Shatwan
Almaarefa University, Saudi Arabia.
Duaa Abdulkadir Al Muslim
Qatif Central Hospital, Saudi Arabia.
Mohmmad Khaled Alamoudi
Althghar General Hospital, Saudi Arabia.
Ahmed Saleh Almohimeed
Qassim University, Saudi Arabia.
Ahmed Saleh Al Radhwan
Qatif Central Hospital, Saudi Arabia.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
A typical occurrence in emergency rooms is traumatic brain injury (TBI) resulting from head trauma which is normally responsible for far more than 1 million visits per year. The magnitude of TBIs varies from mild, intermittent symptoms to longer periods of altered states of consciousness. The precise mechanism of concussion is indefinite. In serious brain trauma, Axon tearing is expected, but there is no evidence for this concussion process. Most concussion patients improve rapidly and entirely. Concussion management is usually supportive and some cases may need hospital admissions and ICU care according to severity of injury and related symptoms.
Keywords: Concussion, head injury, brain trauma, management