The author presents an account of contemporary knowledge on the classification of brain injuries and different types of these injuries which comprise a wide range from minor injuries of the head with impairment of memory to severe lethal injuries. The author emphasizes the differentiation of two basic types of injuries – primary and secondary, because this differentiation is important for the prognosis of the casualty as well as for the therapeutic strategy. He emphasize also the fact that the target group in brain injuries are patients with secondary damage which is caused as a rule by a sequelae of intracranial hypertension.

        Key words: brain injury – classification – intracranial hypertension