Contusion - traumatic brain injury explained

A brain contusion is a bruise of the brain’s surface which damages the brain tissue. A contusion can lead to all sorts of symptoms and have various different ways of being treated. In this video we cover what a contusion is, how it's diagnosed, some treatment options and what to expect during recovery.
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00:00 - Introduction
00:33 - What is a contusion?
01:00 - Key clinical symptoms
01:40 - Who is at risk?
02:26 - How do we diagnose them?
03:05 - How are they treated?
04:45 - What are the complications?
05:05 - What are the long-term effects?
05:50 - How can you avoid them?
06:46 - Take home messages
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This video is a collaboration with the NIHR Global Health Research Group on Neurotrauma (https://neurotrauma.world/). Their overarching mission is to improve global neurotrauma care through a series of projects and activities focussing on various aspects of traumatic brain injury (TBI) care in low and middle income countries (LMICs).
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