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    Head Injuries
    • Overview of Head Injuries
      • Causes
      • Symptoms
        • Minor head injury
        • Severe head injury
      • Diagnosis
        • Minor head injury
        • Severe head injury
      • Treatment
        • Minor head injury
        • Severe head injury
      • Prognosis
        • Minor head injury
        • Severe head injury
    • Brain Contusions and Lacerations
    • Concussion
      • More Information
    • Sports-Related Concussion
      • Repeat injury
      • Second-impact syndrome
      • Symptoms
        • Postconcussion syndrome
      • Diagnosis
      • Treatment
        • Return to play
    • Diffuse Axonal Injury
    • Intracranial Hematomas
      • Epidural Hematomas
      • Subdural Hematomas
        • Symptoms
        • Diagnosis
        • Treatment
      • Intracerebral Hematomas
    • Skull Fracture
      • Skull fractures in infants
      • Symptoms
      • Diagnosis
      • Treatment
        • Fractures at the base of the skull
        • Depressed skull fractures
        • Skull fractures in children
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