Tag: trauma

Autonomic dysregulation (also called diencephalic epilepsy) has been reported following traumatic brain injuries (TBI). However, until now, postural tachycardia syndrome (POTS) has not been reported as a long-term complication in patients who have suffered a TBI. We report on a series of patients who developed POTS after suffering TBI...

Adrenal gland injuries (AGI) are seen increasingly frequently owing to advances in modern imaging techniques. This studydescribes a series of patients with blunt AGI, with the emphasis on AGI as a marker of injury severity, CT-radiographic classification of AGI  and associated injury patterns...

Autonomic dysregulation (also called diencephalic epilepsy) has been reported following traumatic brain injuries (TBI). However, until now, postural tachycardia syndrome (POTS) has not been reported as a long-term complication in patients who have suffered a TBI. We report on a series of patients who developed POTS after suffering TBI...

Artykuł przedstawia polską wersję zrewidowanej Skali Wpływu Zdarzeń (IES-R) Weissa i Marmara. Twierdzenia skali odpowiadają objawom stresu pourazowego (PTSD) , czyli rozpoznaniu wprowadzonym do międzynarodowej klasyfikacji chorób i przyczyn śmierci (DSM-IV)...

Blunt chest trauma can lead to massive retrosternal haematoma due to injury to blood vessels. A 25-year-old male showed a plain chest x-ray two hours after he had experienced a blunt impact to his sternum. The result was normal. Twelve hours later a second x-ray revealed massive effusion in his right pleural cavity...