Adult Head Trauma

Adult Head Trauma

Adult Head Trauma

Presenter: Dr. Marlise Santos

Learning objectives:
1. Review the clinical classification of traumatic brain injury among practitioners themselves and among patients and communities they serve
2. Learn a practical approach to screen the imaging of cases with recent head trauma.
3. Identify cases of head trauma that require 3-D reconstruction
4. Identify traumatic head injuries that require immediate check by MD
5. Identify traumatic head injuries requiring additional imaging and/or protocol change (CTA, MRI).
6. Recognize the main vascular injuries secondary to head/neck trauma
7. Learn differences between acute and chronic injuries secondary to head trauma