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Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is an acquired damage to the brain resulting from sudden trauma such as rapid acceleration or deceleration, impact, blast wave, or penetration by a projectile [1]. Symptoms of TBI can be mild, moderate, or severe, depending on the extent of the damage, and range from headache and fatigue to persistent vegetative state and death. TBI is the leading cause of death and disability in children and young adults in the United States [2]. Anesthetic management of patients with TBI can be challenging as it requires an understanding and maintenance of cerebral perfusion.
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Garg, A. (2017). CT II. In: Raj, T. (eds) Data Interpretation in Anesthesia. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-55862-2_49
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