Contusiones cerebrales traumáticas / Traumatic brain contusions

Authors

  • Neurotrauma Research Group Universidad de Cartagena

Keywords:

Trauma craneoencefálico

Abstract

PUNTOS CLAVE

  • Las contusiones cerebrales son una causa importante de morbimortalidad a nivel mundial.

  • La fisiopatología engloba diversos mecanismos vasculares, iónicos y metabólicos.

  • La evaluación imagenológica mediante tomografía axial computarizada (TAC) y resonancia magnética (RM) es de gran ayuda para el diagnóstico.

  • En el manejo se considera la terapia osmótica, anticonvulsivos, craniectomía descompresiva, esteroides y ácido tranexámico.

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Published

2018-09-15

How to Cite

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Universidad de Cartagena NRG. Contusiones cerebrales traumáticas / Traumatic brain contusions. Rev Cuba Med Int Emerg [Internet]. 2018 Sep. 15 [cited 2025 Jun. 25];17:81-5. Available from: https://revmie.sld.cu/index.php/mie/article/view/555

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