Neuroscience & Neurology | By March 19, 2007 | By JC, MD | 4 Comments

Watchful Waiting in Head Trauma

Despite the advances in medical imaging, there continue to be areas in which actual interventional advances have lagged these radiological improvements. This is especially true in the management of head trauma. The truth is that we still do not fully understand the brain and its complex circuitry. Well, perhaps I should rephrase that and say that we do not understand well enough to allow it to guide us in surgical procedures. Aside from conceptual brain mapping and the functional topography of the brain, the brain is still an organ that we do not confidently understand enough to warrant surgical interventions.

So if you think that you will be in good hands if you suffer from head trauma, think again. Read more →