This textbook from CBS Publishers & Distributors Pvt Ltd is an English medium (अंग्रेजी माध्यम) book on head injury and neurotrauma, written by AK Mahapatra and Raj Kamal, prepared for undergraduate MBBS students studying surgery and neurosurgery, postgraduate residents in neurosurgery, general surgery and emergency medicine, and practising clinicians who receive head-injured patients in casualty. This Fourth Edition follows the patient from the moment of impact to rehabilitation — the biomechanics and pathophysiology of injury, the raised intracranial pressure (बढ़ा हुआ अंत:कपालीय दाब) and secondary brain injury that decide outcome, the assessment at the roadside and in the emergency room using the Glasgow Coma Scale, resuscitation and airway management, the choice and interpretation of imaging, and then the medical and operative management of each lesion. The book covers scalp injuries and skull fractures, extradural and subdural haematoma, cerebral contusion and intracerebral haematoma, diffuse axonal injury, CSF rhinorrhoea and otorrhoea, cranial nerve injuries, posterior fossa and skull base injuries, paediatric head injury, missile and penetrating injuries, associated spinal and systemic injuries, intensive care and monitoring, post-traumatic complications including seizures and infection, outcome prediction, medicolegal aspects (चिकित्सा-विधिक पहलू) and rehabilitation of the head-injured patient. Its distinguishing feature is its Indian clinical setting — protocols written for the resources and case load of Indian hospitals, supported by illustrations, CT images, flowcharts and management algorithms. All content, terminology and explanations in this book are presented in the English language only. Key Features: English medium book — complete content, terminology and explanations in English Written by AK Mahapatra and Raj Kamal, published by CBS Publishers & Distributors Pvt Ltd Fourth Edition, revised and updated Comprehensive reference on head injury and neurotrauma Written in the context of Indian hospital practice, resources and case load Management algorithms and treatment protocols for emergency and ward settings Illustrations, CT images, flowcharts and tables for quick reference Useful for MBBS students, neurosurgery and surgery residents, and emergency physicians Biomechanics and pathophysiology of head injury Raised intracranial pressure and secondary brain injury Assessment with the Glasgow Coma Scale and neurological examination Resuscitation, airway management and initial emergency care Imaging in head injury — indications and interpretation Scalp injuries and skull fractures Extradural haematoma, subdural haematoma and intracerebral haematoma Cerebral contusion and diffuse axonal injury CSF rhinorrhoea, otorrhoea and cranial nerve injuries Posterior fossa and skull base injuries Paediatric head injury Missile and penetrating head injuries Associated spinal and systemic injuries in polytrauma Intensive care, monitoring and medical management Post-traumatic complications — seizures, infection and hydrocephalus Outcome prediction, medicolegal aspects and rehabilitation Useful for university/professional examinations, postgraduate MS/MCh and DNB preparation and clinical practice MBBS विद्यार्थियों, neurosurgery एवं surgery के स्नातकोत्तर residents तथा emergency चिकित्सकों के लिए CBS Publishers & Distributors Pvt Ltd द्वारा प्रकाशित यह "Textbook of Head Injury" (4th Edition) पुस्तक AK Mahapatra एवं Raj Kamal द्वारा लिखी गई है। इसमें सिर की चोट की biomechanics एवं pathophysiology, बढ़े हुए अंत:कपालीय दाब, Glasgow Coma Scale द्वारा मूल्यांकन, resuscitation, imaging, skull fractures, extradural एवं subdural haematoma, cerebral contusion, diffuse axonal injury, CSF rhinorrhoea, बाल रोगी सिर चोट, missile injuries, intensive care, जटिलताएँ, चिकित्सा-विधिक पहलू एवं पुनर्वास को चित्रों, CT images, फ्लोचार्ट्स एवं management algorithms सहित समझाया गया है। सम्पूर्ण पुस्तक अंग्रेजी माध्यम (English medium) में है, इसमें हिंदी माध्यम की सामग्री सम्मिलित नहीं है।