Prognostic value of mri in dogs with traumatic brain injury

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is structural injury or physiological disruption of the brain induced by an external force. Clinical signs of TBI in humans include acute onset of at least one of the following: a period of loss of or decreased consciousness, alteration in mental status, neurologic deficits, presence of an intracranial lesion, or some combination of these. Exposure to head trauma does not always lead to TBI. Current data suggests that up to 25% of dogs with severe blunt trauma suffer from TBI.
Source: Advances in Small Animal Medicine and Surgery - Category: Veterinary Research Tags: Neurology Source Type: research