Craniocerebral trauma

In medicine, craniocerebral trauma is "Traumatic injuries involving the cranium and intracranial structures (i.e., brain; cranial nerves; meninges; and other structures). Injuries may be classified by whether or not the skull is penetrated (i.e., penetrating vs. nonpenetrating) or whether there is an associated hemorrhage."

Craniocerebral trauma includes:

• Brain injury
• Closed head injury
• Penetrating head injury
• Traumatic intracranial hemorrhage
• Skull fracture