Background Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is increasingly recognised as being responsible for
a substantial proportion of the global burden of disease. Neurosurgical interventions are an …

Background Moderate-to-severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) has a global mortality rate of
about 30%, resulting in acquired life-long disabilities in many survivors. To potentially …

High quality evidence shows decompressive craniectomy (DC) following traumatic brain
injury (TBI) may improve survival but increase the number of severely disabled survivors …

Objectives Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a global health problem, whose management in
low-resource settings is hampered by fragile health systems and lack of access to specialist …

Objective Neurosurgical guidelines have resulted in improved clinical outcomes and more
optimized care for many complex neurosurgical pathologies. As momentum in global …

Advocates of global neurosurgery believe that we need to ensure the provision of adequate
care to all patients with neurosurgical conditions no matter where they live and that this can …

The authors 1 raised the important question of why there should be a need for a new
“global” section in neurosurgical journals, with supporting evidence that a) less than 10% of …

Introduction: Severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) is the most devastating injury affecting
physical, mental, social and financial health of an individual and a society. The research …

Twenty-seven million people are estimated to sustain a traumatic brain injury (TBI) every
year. In this chapter, we first begin by considering the history of the diagnosis and treatment …

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a global public health concern, since its burden is increasing
worldwide especially in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs). Guidelines and protocols …