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{{Adult top}} [[head trauma (peds)]]
==Background==
[[File:TBI GCS.jpg|thumb]]
*Also known as Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI): Impairment in brain function from a mechanical force

{{TBI pathophysiology}}

==Clinical Features==
*Adult patient with blunt head trauma

==Differential Diagnosis==
{{Head trauma DDX}}
{{Blunt neck trauma DDX}}

==Evaluation==
{{GCS table}}

===Workup===
''Workup is dependent on [[GCS]] severity, see:''
*[[Mild traumatic brain injury]] ([[GCS]] 14-15)
**[[Clinical decision rules for head CT in trauma]]
*[[Moderate-to-severe traumatic brain injury]]  ([[GCS]] <14)

==Management & Disposition==
''Dependent on underlying diagnosis, see:''
*[[Intracranial hemorrhage]]
*[[Moderate-to-severe traumatic brain injury]]
**[[Elevated intracranial pressure]]
*[[Mild traumatic brain injury]]
*[[Post-concussive syndrome]]

==See Also==
*[[Pediatric head trauma]]
*[[Coup contrecoup injury]]

==References==
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[[Category:Trauma]]
[[Category:Neurology]]