


Volume 20 No 17 (2022)
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Computer Tomographical Evaluation of Traumatic Brain Injury (Tbi); A Cross-Sectional Study
Dr Kunal D Desai, Dr Akshay O Sarda, Dr Sushant H Bhadane, Dr. Amol Jagdale
Abstract
Introduction: Every day, men, women and children suffer head injuries. Head injury causes more deaths and disability than any other neurologic condition and occurs in >70% of accidents, which is the leading cause of death. The aim of present study was to ascertain the CT findings of traumatic brain injury patient.
Material and Methods: Present cross-sectional study conducted in the department of Radiology. Total 150 patients’s studied as per inclusion- exclusion criteria and after obtaining IEC permission.
Results: The study revealed that males were commonly affected (89.33%). Most of the patients were in age group of 18-30 years (45.33%). According to Glasgow coma score (GCS) 49.33% patients had severe type of head injury while mild and moderate head injury seen in 28% and 22.67% patients respectively. The highest mortality was seen in patients with severe head injury.
Keywords
Computer Tomography, Head injury, Glasgow Coma Scale, Fractures
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