Book contents
- Traumatic Brain Injury
- Traumatic Brain Injury
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Foreword to First Edition
- Foreword to Second Edition
- Chapter 1 Epidemiology of Head Injury
- Chapter 2 The Neuropathology of Traumatic Brain Injury
- Chapter 3 Experimental Models of Traumatic Brain Injury
- Chapter 4 Clinical Assessment of the Head-Injured Patient
- Chapter 5 Neuroimaging in Trauma
- Chapter 6 Scoring Systems for Trauma and Head Injury
- Chapter 7 Early Phase Care of Patients with Mild and Minor Head Injury
- Chapter 8 Early Phase Care of Patients with Moderate and Severe Head Injury
- Chapter 9 Interhospital Transfer of Brain-Injured Patients
- Chapter 10 Principles of Head Injury Intensive Care Management
- Chapter 11 Intracranial Pressure Monitoring in Head Injury
- Chapter 12 Multimodality Monitoring in Head Injury
- Chapter 13 Therapeutic Options in Neurocritical Care
- Chapter 14 Therapeutic Options in Neurocritical Care
- Chapter 15 Brain Stem Death and Organ Donation
- Chapter 16 Anaesthesia for Emergency Neurosurgery
- Chapter 17 Surgical Issues in the Management of Head-Injured Patients
- Chapter 18 Craniofacial Trauma
- Chapter 19 Cranioplasty after Head Injury
- Chapter 20 Neurosurgical Complications of Head Injury
- Chapter 21 Paediatric Head Injury Management
- Chapter 22 Assessment of Cognition and Capacity
- Chapter 23 Families
- Chapter 24 Principles of Rehabilitation
- Chapter 25 MDT and Rehabilitation of Head Injury
- Chapter 26 Neuropsychological Rehabilitation
- Chapter 27 Assistive Technology and Rehabilitation
- Chapter 28 Outcomes and Prognosis
- Chapter 29 Medicolegal Aspects of Traumatic Brain and Cervical Spine Injury
- Index
- References
Chapter 29 - Medicolegal Aspects of Traumatic Brain and Cervical Spine Injury
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 28 April 2020
- Traumatic Brain Injury
- Traumatic Brain Injury
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Foreword to First Edition
- Foreword to Second Edition
- Chapter 1 Epidemiology of Head Injury
- Chapter 2 The Neuropathology of Traumatic Brain Injury
- Chapter 3 Experimental Models of Traumatic Brain Injury
- Chapter 4 Clinical Assessment of the Head-Injured Patient
- Chapter 5 Neuroimaging in Trauma
- Chapter 6 Scoring Systems for Trauma and Head Injury
- Chapter 7 Early Phase Care of Patients with Mild and Minor Head Injury
- Chapter 8 Early Phase Care of Patients with Moderate and Severe Head Injury
- Chapter 9 Interhospital Transfer of Brain-Injured Patients
- Chapter 10 Principles of Head Injury Intensive Care Management
- Chapter 11 Intracranial Pressure Monitoring in Head Injury
- Chapter 12 Multimodality Monitoring in Head Injury
- Chapter 13 Therapeutic Options in Neurocritical Care
- Chapter 14 Therapeutic Options in Neurocritical Care
- Chapter 15 Brain Stem Death and Organ Donation
- Chapter 16 Anaesthesia for Emergency Neurosurgery
- Chapter 17 Surgical Issues in the Management of Head-Injured Patients
- Chapter 18 Craniofacial Trauma
- Chapter 19 Cranioplasty after Head Injury
- Chapter 20 Neurosurgical Complications of Head Injury
- Chapter 21 Paediatric Head Injury Management
- Chapter 22 Assessment of Cognition and Capacity
- Chapter 23 Families
- Chapter 24 Principles of Rehabilitation
- Chapter 25 MDT and Rehabilitation of Head Injury
- Chapter 26 Neuropsychological Rehabilitation
- Chapter 27 Assistive Technology and Rehabilitation
- Chapter 28 Outcomes and Prognosis
- Chapter 29 Medicolegal Aspects of Traumatic Brain and Cervical Spine Injury
- Index
- References
Summary
Medical experts may be instructed by designated bodies such as the coroner or the court, to provide expert witness statements concerning patients treated under their care. Such reports are factual and are prepared on the basis of the medical records and personal recollection of events. Other authorities such as the Driving Vehicle and Licensing Agency can also seek information on patients with traumatic brain injury. In the civil court, experts may advise on matters relating to personal injury and medical negligence. Reports are usually based upon review of records, and often medical examination of the claimant. The expert may be instructed to provide reports on condition, prognosis and/or causation. This chapter discusses liaison with the various authorities that require medico-legal input relevant to head injury and whiplash.
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- Traumatic Brain InjuryA Multidisciplinary Approach, pp. 377 - 388Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020