Abstract

Neurotrauma and traumatic brain injury (TBI) have gotten a lot of press in the past few years. TBI in contact sports, especially football, has changed the way the games are played from little league to the NFL. TBI has become the signature injury from the battlefields of Iraq and Afghanistan and is associated with posttraumatic stress disorder, a billion-dollar medical problem. Managing TBI, especially minor TBI or concussion, is difficult and controversial. Brain injuries and other neurotrauma require specialized knowledge and skills for the Emergency Medical Services providers and emergency physicians, as well as neurosurgeons.

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