Svensk definition
Icke skallbens- eller hjärnhinnegenomträngande skador, vilka ofta leder till mekanisk påverkan på intrakraniella strukturer som ger upphov till traumatiska hjärnskador, blödningar eller hjärnnervskada.
Head Injuries, Closed
Slutna huvudskador
Engelsk definition
Traumatic injuries to the cranium where the integrity of the skull is not compromised and no bone fragments or other objects penetrate the skull and DURA MATER. This frequently results in mechanical injury being transmitted to intracranial structures which may produce TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURIES, hemorrhage, or CRANIAL NERVE INJURIES. (From Rowland, Merritt's Textbook of Neurology, 9th ed, p417)
Svenska synonymer
Huvudskador, slutna — Trubbiga huvudskador — Icke-penetrerande huvudskador
Engelska synonymer
Closed Head Injury — Head Injury, Closed — Head Injury, Nonpenetrating — Head Injuries, Nonpenetrating — Nonpenetrating Head Injuries — Nonpenetrating Head Injury — Head Trauma, Closed — Closed Head Trauma — Closed Head Traumas — Head Traumas, Closed — Closed Head Injuries — Injuries, Closed Head — Head Injury, Blunt — Blunt Head Injuries — Blunt Head Injury — Head Injuries, Blunt