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Management of Spinal Neurotrauma

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In this chapter, the questions and answers are intended to cover the following topics in relation to the neurocritical care and neurosurgical management of spinal cord injuries (SCI) in the following settings: closed and penetrating SCI, cervical spinal fracture, dorsolumbar spinal fractures, sacral spinal fractures, SCIWORA, traumatic spinal hematoma, arterial injuries, dissection, and pseudoaneurysms. In addition, principles on the radiographic evaluation of TBI, indications for head CT, and admission are discussed in depth.

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  1. Rose Ella Burkhardt Brain Tumor and Neuro-Oncology Center, Neurological Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA

    Redab A. Alkhataybeh

  2. Braathen Neurological Center’s Department of Neurosurgery, Cleveland Clinic, Weston, FL, USA

    Hazem Madi

  3. Department of Neurosurgery, Liverpool Hospital, Liverpool, UK

    Baha’eddin A. Muhsen

  4. Department of Surgery, University of Al-Qadisiyah, College of Medicine, Diwaniyah, Iraq

    Ali A. Dolachee

  5. Department of Neurosurgery, Neurosurgery Teaching Hospital, Baghdad, Iraq

    Mohammed A. Al-Dhahir

  6. Nobel Institute of Neurosciences, Nobel Medical Coll & Teaching Hosp, Biratnagar, Nepal

    Zahraa F. Al-Sharshahi

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Alkhataybeh, R.A., Madi, H., Muhsen, B.A., Dolachee, A.A., Al-Dhahir, M.A., Al-Sharshahi, Z.F. (2022). Management of Spinal Neurotrauma. In: Neurotrauma. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-80869-3_5

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