Table 1: Traumatic brain injury definition.
Author |
Definition |
Pervez y cols [3] |
"Disruption of normal brain function caused by a blow, jolt, or penetrating injury to the head". |
Dr. Raúl Carrillo-Esper y col [2] |
Injury caused by sudden exchange of mechanical energy that causes cranial injury. |
Felse S. Zollman [4] |
"Transient or persistent brain dysfunction, which occurs as a result of head movement and/or collision between the head and an object or surface causing brain injury". |
Clinical Practice Guide [5] |
Trauma on the cranial components, as a result of mechanical force, caused by an external object, which can cause an alteration of the function of the nervous system. |
Gamal Hamdan Suleiman MD [6] |
Presence of skull injury with the appearance of one: Altered alertness, skull fracture, neurological changes, intracranial injury, death caused by skull trauma. |