[Thermovision diagnosis of traumatic compression of the brain]

The author used the Soviet-made fast-operating TV-03 thermovision set to prove in principle the possibility of mediated thermovision of intracranial processes through intact coverings of the head. On the basis of the examination of 71 patients with craniocerebral trauma the thermovision characteristics of brain compression are described for the first time. The author distinguish thermovision signs of acute, subacute and chronic intracranial hematoma, brain contusion of convexital, parabasal and basal localization, which contribute to their topical and differential diagnosis.