抄録
Pathological knowledge of brain trauma is a fundamental necessity for all neurosurgeons in the treatment of brain injury patients. Gross and microscopical characteristics of cortical as well as centrencephalic injuries are commented on and several clinical problems such as the following are discussed from the pathological viewpoint.
1) Dense scar formation in cases of penetrating head injury as an epileptogenic focus.
2) Reliability and pitfalls of CT in diagnosing brain contusion.
3) Technical keystone in the operation of acute subdural hematoma.
4) Significance of urgent management of patients suffering brain injury to prevent secondary irreversible brain damage.
5) Other complications.
