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Traumatic brain injury (TBI) represents the leading cause of death among young people in developed countries. The main root cause of the high mortality is attributed to the development of secondary cerebral insults due to hypoxia and hypotension, intracranial bleeding, and cerebral edema resulting from the complex underlying neuroinflammatory pathophysiology of TBI. The present book chapter outlines the current state-of-the-art in the initial assessment and management of polytrauma patients with associated head injuries.

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  1. Department of Specialty Medicine, Rocky Vista University, College of Osteopathic Medicine, Parker, CO, USA

    Philip F. Stahel

  2. Colorado Brain and Spine Institute, Englewood, CO, USA

    Philip F. Stahel & Colin Buchanan

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Editors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Trauma Surgery, University Hospital Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland

    Hans-Christoph Pape

  2. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery & Sports Medicine, The University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine, Tampa, FL, USA

    Joseph Borrelli Jr.

  3. Ernest E. Moore Shock Trauma Center at Denver Health, University of Colorado, Denver, CO, USA

    Ernest E. Moore

  4. Klinik für Traumatologie, University Hospital of Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland

    Roman Pfeifer

  5. Rocky Vista University, College of Osteopathic Medicine, Parker, CO, USA

    Philip F. Stahel

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Stahel, P.F., Buchanan, C. (2022). Head Injuries. In: Pape, HC., Borrelli Jr., J., Moore, E.E., Pfeifer, R., Stahel, P.F. (eds) Textbook of Polytrauma Management . Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-95906-7_14

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