Brock’s Injuries of the Brain and Spinal Cord and Their Coverings

Front Matter....Pages i-xii General Considerations in Injuries of the Brain and Spinal Cord and Their Coverings....Pages 1-41 Pathologic Considerations in Head Injury....Pages 42-72 Fracture of the Skull....Pages 73-99 Concussion and Contusion of the Brain and Their Sequelae....Pages 100-161 Injury to Cranial Nerves and Optic Chiasm....Pages 162-166 Effects of Head Injury on Metabolism and Other Organ Systems....Pages 167-183 The Diagnosis and Treatment of Uncomplicated Head Trauma....Pages 184-202 Traumatic Intracranial Hemorrhage....Pages 203-282 Gunshot Wounds of the Brain and Their Complications....Pages 283-335 The Role of Radiology in Head Trauma....Pages 336-398 The Electroencephalogram in Cases of Head Injury....Pages 399-431 Posttraumatic Brain Abscess....Pages 432-448 Posttraumatic Meningitis....Pages 449-464 Cerebral Birth Injuries....Pages 465-502 Head Injuries in Infants and Children....Pages 503-528 Brain Injuries in Boxers....Pages 529-543 Posttraumatic Epilepsy....Pages 544-569 Psychiatric States Following Head Injury in Adults and Children....Pages 570-613 Neurosis Following Head Injury....Pages 614-637 Simulation and Malingering in Relation to Injuries of the Brain and Spinal Cord....Pages 638-667 Pathology of Spinal Cord Damage in Spinal Injuries....Pages 668-687 Injuries of the Vertebral Column and Spinal Cord....Pages 688-743 Spinal Injuries: Principles of Orthopedic Management....Pages 744-751 Radiology of Spinal Trauma....Pages 752-780 The Management of the Bladder in Traumatic Spinal Paraplegia....Pages 781-795 Rehabilitation of the Patient Following Spinal Cord Injury....Pages 796-825 Birth Injuries of the Spinal Cord....Pages 826-835 Herniation and Protrusion of Intervertebral Discs and Spondylotic Myeloradiculopathy....Pages 836-939 Effects of Electrical Shock on the Nervous System....Pages 940-952 Back Matter....Pages 953-962