ABSTRACT
Contents Introduction ............................................................................................................................ 466 Incidence and Prevalence ......................................................................................................... 466 Medical Classication of Brain Injury ..................................................................................... 467 Medical Issues ......................................................................................................................... 468
Disorders of Consciousness ................................................................................................. 468 Fever ................................................................................................................................... 469 Brain Edema and Elevated Intracranial Pressure .................................................................. 469 Hydrocephalus .....................................................................................................................470 Autonomic Instability ..........................................................................................................470 Seizures ................................................................................................................................471 Neuroendocrine Abnormalities ............................................................................................472 Disordered Sleep ..................................................................................................................472 Growing Skull Fractures ......................................................................................................473 Headache .............................................................................................................................473
Movement Disorders and Muscle Tone Abnormalities ..............................................................473 Musculoskeletal Complications ................................................................................................474
