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