dr. deon louw, mtbi conference and agm, june 15, 2012
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Dr. Deon Louw delivered a very well received presentation on the mechanics of mTBI to a multi-disciplinary audience into Toronto on June 15, 2012. He was subsequently invited to deliver a similar presentation in October 2012. To invite Dr. Louw to speak at your invite email [email protected].TRANSCRIPT
mTBI: Traumatic Brain InjuryConference and Annual General Meetingl
Dr. Deon [email protected] 15, 2012
One head we’d all like to get into...all
Muscle – Skull
Inside the skull
Inside the skull
Muscle – Skull - Membranes
A cast of blood vessels
Cerebral spinal fluid
The brain
The brain
100 billion neurons at work
Grey v.s. White
Medical imaging
The planes of the brain
Primary injury Closed injury – low speed
Primary injury Closed injury – high speed
Acceleration - Deceleration
Primary injury Penetrating, low speed
Primary injuryPenetrating, high speed
Primary injuryFocal laceration
Primary injuryFocal fracture
Primary injuryFocal fracture
Primary injuryDiffuse
Primary injuryDiffuse
Secondary injuryEpidural hematoma
Secondary injurySubdural hematoma
Axial CT
Secondary injurySubarachnoid hematoma
Axial CT
Secondary injuryAir in the brain
Axial CT
Secondary injuryHemmorhaging
Many possible signs
Meningitis
Hydrocephalus
Seizure assessment
Excitotoxicity
Excitotoxicity
Repetitive TBI
Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy
ImagingCT Scan
ImagingCT Scan V.S. T2-weighted MRI
Imaging Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI)
ImagingDiffusion Tensor Imaging (DTI)
Moving forward
1. Classification system
2. Funding
3. Standardizing assessments
Contact information
Dr. Deon Louw,Sure Surgerywww.suresurgery.comEmail: [email protected]: 780.994.2672