Causes and effects of cranio-cerebral injuries

Abstract

Background. The report of the World Health Organization states that cranio-cerebral injuries constitute the main cause of death resulting from cardiovascular and cancer diseases. In Poland, the number of injuries have increased four times in the last 25 years. There are 1.500.000 post-trauma brain damages that have been observed along with 5.000 deaths in a year’s scale. These are mainly young people, at full strength before the age of 45, generally males, who are susceptible to injuries. Rehabilitation excludes the survivors of the accidents from an active professional life for many months, it is very costly and not always comes to the expectations of the injured people and their families. Objectives. The aim of this work is the analysis of causes and effects of cranio-cerebral injuries, and the ways of rehabilitation of the patient. Material and methods. The work includes the analysis of the written material on the causes and effects of cranio-cerebral injuries. Conclusions. Cranio-cerebral injuries constitute a threat for the life and health of a man, they generate disability. It is necessary to increase the awareness of the society as to the causes and effects of cranio-cerebral injuries. Special attention should be paid to role of alcohol in those injuries.