How is open traumatic brain injury treated?
Disease description:
A 65-year-old patient from Beijing has sustained an open traumatic brain injury. I would like to ask how this should be treated?
Doctor's answer (1)
Dr. Guan Yanlei
The principle of treating open traumatic brain injury is to convert the open cranial cavity into a closed one, particularly applicable to patients with scalp lacerations, skull fractures, dural tears, and brain tissue protrusion. Timely, step-by-step repair of the cranial cavity is required, including cranioplasty, dural repair, and scalp suturing, to restore the cranial cavity to a sealed environment. In cases of open brain injury caused by basal skull fractures, patients should remain on bed rest to allow natural closure.
