Head Trauma

Kendon W Kuo; Lenore M Bacek; Amanda R Taylor

doi:10.1016/j.cvsm.2017.08.005

Head Trauma

Vet Clin North Am Small Anim Pract. 2018 Jan;48(1):111-128. doi: 10.1016/j.cvsm.2017.08.005. Epub 2017 Oct 3.

Authors

Kendon W Kuo¹, Lenore M Bacek², Amanda R Taylor³

Affiliations

¹ Emergency and Critical Care, Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn University, 1220 Wire Road, Auburn, AL 36849- 5540, USA. Electronic address: kwk0003@auburn.edu.
² Emergency and Critical Care, Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn University, 1220 Wire Road, Auburn, AL 36849- 5540, USA.
³ Neurology/Neurosurgery, Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn University, 1220 Wire Road, Auburn, AL 36849- 5540, USA.

PMID: 28985897
DOI: 10.1016/j.cvsm.2017.08.005

Abstract

Head trauma is a common cause of significant morbidity and mortality in dogs and cats. Traumatic brain injury may occur after head trauma. Understanding the pathophysiology of primary and secondary injury after head trauma is essential for management. This article reviews the pathophysiology of head trauma, patient assessment and diagnostics, and treatment recommendations.

Keywords: Cat; Dog; Head trauma; Intracranial pressure; Traumatic brain injury.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Animals
Cat Diseases / diagnosis*
Cat Diseases / therapy
Cats / injuries*
Craniocerebral Trauma / diagnosis
Craniocerebral Trauma / therapy
Craniocerebral Trauma / veterinary*
Dog Diseases / diagnosis*
Dog Diseases / therapy
Dogs / injuries*
Glasgow Coma Scale
Monitoring, Physiologic / veterinary