Diseases

Penetrating Head Injuries

Head injuries which feature compromise of the skull and dura mater. These may result from gunshot wounds (WOUNDS, GUNSHOT), stab wounds (WOUNDS, STAB), and other forms of trauma.

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Abstract

Head injuries which feature compromise of the skull and dura mater. These may result from gunshot wounds (WOUNDS, GUNSHOT), stab wounds (WOUNDS, STAB), and other forms of trauma.

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Synonyms

30 entry terms
  • Cranial Trauma, Penetrating
  • Craniocerebral Trauma, Penetrating
  • Head Injuries, Penetrating
  • Head Injury, Penetrating
  • Head Trauma, Penetrating
  • Cranial Traumas, Penetrating
  • Craniocerebral Traumas, Penetrating
  • Head Traumas, Penetrating
  • Injuries, Penetrating Head
  • Injury, Penetrating Head
  • Penetrating Cranial Trauma
  • Penetrating Cranial Traumas
  • Penetrating Craniocerebral Trauma
  • Penetrating Craniocerebral Traumas
  • Penetrating Head Injury
  • Penetrating Head Trauma
  • Penetrating Head Traumas
  • Trauma, Penetrating Cranial
  • Trauma, Penetrating Craniocerebral
  • Trauma, Penetrating Head
  • Traumas, Penetrating Cranial
  • Traumas, Penetrating Craniocerebral
  • Traumas, Penetrating Head
  • Brain Injuries, Penetrating
  • Head Injuries, Penetrating, Missile
  • Missile Injuries, Penetrating, Head
  • Penetrating Missile Injuries, Head
  • Brain Injury, Penetrating
  • Penetrating Brain Injuries
  • Penetrating Brain Injury

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35 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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History Note

2000

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Previous Indexing

  • Craniocerebral Trauma (1971-1999)
  • Wounds, Penetrating (1971-1999)

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Tree Numbers

  1. C10w.900.300w.675w
  2. C26w.915.300w.475w
  3. C26w.986w.500w

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NLM Classification

WL 354

AMA Style

References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Penetrating Head Injuries. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D020197. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D020197
  2. Penetrating Head Injuries. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penetrating_head_injury
  3. Penetrating Head Injuries. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4380763