Computed Tomography Scan Findings and Glasgow Coma Scale 15 in Head Trauma Patients
Journal Title: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC STUDY - Year 2017, Vol 5, Issue 3
Abstract
Introduction: Traumatic brain injuries have been an important problem of public health for a long time. Most common and important complication of traumatic head injury is the development of a traumatic intracranial lesion which results in increased intracranial pressure and brain damage. Computed tomography (CT) scan is used as an important and non-aggressive method to diagnose and treat patients. Aim: The aim is to study the incidence of positive CT brain in head-injured patients with Glasgow coma scale (GCS) score 15. Methods: Patients who were admitted with head injury were included in the study. All patients were subjected to CT scanning without any historical or clinical selection criteria. Patients with GCS <15 were excluded from the study. Results: Patients with findings in CT correspond to 12.86% of the study patients. About 39% of patients had fracture, 25% of patients had contusion, and 5% of patients multiple findings. Conclusion: CT scan is essential in the management of patients with minor head injuries.
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Raja S Vignesh, H Chelladuraipandian, Heber Anandan
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