Acute Brain Injury - A Guide for Family and Friends
The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
Peer Review Status: Internally Peer Reviewed
Creation Date: June 1995
Last Revision Date: July 2000
Credits
Introduction
This site's Awards, Comments and Reviews
- How Does the Brain Work?
- What Types of Brain Injuries May Occur?
- What Happens when a Brain is Injured?
- What is Intracranial Pressure?
- What is Cerebral Perfusion Pressure?
- How Will the Patient Respond to a Brain Injury?
- How are Brain Injuries Evaluated?
- How are Brain Injuries Treated?
- What Equipment Will You See When You Visit?
- What Other Treatments May Be Used?
- Who Will Help After Brain Injury?
- How Will You React?
- What are Suggestions for Coping?
- What are the Signs of Improvement?
- How Can You Help with Recovery?
- What Happens After Acute Care?
- Other Resources
- Appendix: Coma Scales
- Index of Terms