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Classification of Head Injury

The document classifies head injuries into primary and secondary injuries. Primary injuries include fractures of the skull and brain, as well as diffuse brain injuries like concussions. Secondary injuries include systemic issues caused by hypoxia and hypotension, focal brain injuries, and cerebral edema. The types of primary brain injuries include cerebral contusion, epidural hemorrhage, and subdural hemorrhage. The document then lists clinical symptoms associated with each type of primary brain injury.

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Classification of Head Injury

The document classifies head injuries into primary and secondary injuries. Primary injuries include fractures of the skull and brain, as well as diffuse brain injuries like concussions. Secondary injuries include systemic issues caused by hypoxia and hypotension, focal brain injuries, and cerebral edema. The types of primary brain injuries include cerebral contusion, epidural hemorrhage, and subdural hemorrhage. The document then lists clinical symptoms associated with each type of primary brain injury.

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Classification Of Head Injury

2. Secondary Brain
A.Classification of Pathology Damage
Head Injury
a. Systemic disorders
1. Primary Head Injury
due to
hypoxia and
a. Fractures Bone Head
hypotension
> Linear fracture
b. traumatic
> Fractures Depression
hematoma
> Basal skull fracture
b. Focal injury
3. Cerebral edema
> Kontusi coup
a. vasogenic edema
> Kontusi counter-coup
b. ischemic edema
>intracranial hematoma
4. `Shifting Brain (Brain
c. Diffuse injury
Shift) - Herniasi Brain Stem
>cerebral Concussion
>Axonal injury difusa

Clinical Symptoms Based on The


Type Of Trauma
1. Cerebral Komosio
a. Unconscious patients <10 minutes
b. headache
c. dizziness
d. Nausea and vomiting
2. Cerebral contusion
a. Blacked out for hours, days or even weeks
b. Retrograde amnesia is more clearly visible
c. Babinski positive neurological symptom
d. In the severe circumstances found rapid pulse
once, increased body temperature, respiratory
Chyne stones

3. Epidural Hemorrhage
a. pupil anisokor
b. Patient unconscious for a moment, then realized so
on typically 3 x 24 hours.
c. Dizziness and decreased consciousness to coma
d. Pathological reflexes Babinski discovered unilateral
e. Found signs of pyramidal taktus disorders such as
hemiparesis, tendon reflexes elevated compared with the
contralateral side.
4. Subdural Hemorrhage
a. Severe headache
b. Edema of the optic nerve papilla
c.Awarenes degree of hearing varies depending on the
damage found in the brain.

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