TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Head Trauma A1 - Wright, David W. A1 - Merck, Lisa H. A2 - Tintinalli, Judith E. A2 - Ma, O. John A2 - Yealy, Donald M. A2 - Meckler, Garth D. A2 - Stapczynski, J. Stephan A2 - Cline, David M. A2 - Thomas, Stephen H. Y1 - 2020 N1 - T2 - Tintinalli's Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide, 9e AB - Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is defined as brain function impairment that results from external force.1 Clinical manifestations represent a broad constellation of symptoms from brief confusion to coma, severe disability, and/or death. The underlying pathology ranges from temporary shifts in cellular ionic concentrations to permanent structural damage. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/11/02 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1167027963 ER -