Traumatic Head & Spine Injury

The Traumatic Head and Spine Injury topic includes research on the causes, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of acquired injuries to the spine or head from an outside force. The term “traumatic head and spine injury” encompasses a variety of serious and potentially fatal injuries. These include:

• Traumatic brain injury (TBI): an injury causing damage to the brain 
• Spinal cord injury (SCI): an injury causing damage to the spinal cord, which is the bundle of nerves and nerve fibers that send and receive signals from the brain 
• Other injuries to the head and spine