Cervical Spine Injuries: Anterior Approach
The cervical spine is basically the highest part of the spine, and is made up of seven vertebrae, the smallest in the spine....
Surgery to evacuate a subdural hematoma: How is it performed and what care should be taken?
Although every time we talk about skull surgery we get nervous, the truth is that it is a low-risk intervention that is frequently performed by doctors who specialize in neurosurgery, as is my case....
Cranial fractures from direct head blows or car accidents
Statistics reveal that traumatic brain injuries are the world's leading cause of death or physical handicap in children and young people and the explanation for about half of accidental deaths....
Chronic subdural hematoma
The examination of a patient, following a head blow is very important to determine the presence of a subdural hematoma, even minor trauma in patients older than 50 years old may present as a chronic subdural hematoma......