scholarly journals Day 14 intervention for penetrating brain injury with a good Glasgow Coma Scale score: A case report

2022 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mai Matsubara ◽  
Yoshiaki Sakamoto ◽  
Satoshi Takahashi ◽  
Yu Ota ◽  
Kazuo Kishi
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Brain Injury ◽  
Glasgow Coma Scale ◽  
Scale Score ◽  
Glasgow Coma Scale Score ◽  
Coma Scale ◽  
Penetrating Brain Injury

scholarly journals Day 14 Intervention for Penetrating Brain Injury with a Good Glasgow Coma Scale Score: A Case Report

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mai Matsubara ◽  
Yoshiaki Sakamoto ◽  
Satoshi Takahashi ◽  
Yu Ota ◽  
Kazuo Kishi
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Brain Injury ◽  
Glasgow Coma Scale ◽  
Scale Score ◽  
Glasgow Coma Scale Score ◽  
Surgical Intervention ◽  
Clinical Results ◽  
Coma Scale ◽  
Penetrating Brain Injury ◽  
Emergency Surgical Intervention

Penetrating brain injury is a rare pathology generally requiring emergency surgical intervention. We discuss a case of penetrating brain injury by the umbrella in which surgical intervention was performed 14 days after the injury, and obtained good clinical results.

scholarly journals Mortality and Functional Outcome Predictors in Combat-Related Penetrating Brain Injury Treatment in a Specialty Civilian Medical Facility

2020 ◽  
Vol 185 (5-6) ◽  
pp. e774-e780
Author(s):  
Andrii Sirko ◽  
Grigoriy Pilipenko ◽  
Dmytro Romanukha ◽  
Alexander Skrypnik
Keyword(s):  
Brain Injury ◽  
Glasgow Coma Scale ◽  
Treatment Outcomes ◽  
Scale Score ◽  
Glasgow Coma Scale Score ◽  
Glasgow Outcome Scale ◽  
Outcome Predictors ◽  
Septic Complications ◽  
Penetrating Brain Injury ◽  
Injury Treatment

Abstract Introduction The combined use of new types of weapons and new types of personal protective equipment has led to changes in the occurrence, nature, and severity of penetrating brain wounds. The availability of modern equipment, methods of treatment, and trained medical personnel in a civilian hospital, as well as advanced specialty medical care, has improved treatment outcomes. There have been a limited number of publications regarding analysis and predictors of treatment outcomes in patients with combat-related penetrating brain injury in contemporary armed conflicts. The purpose of this study was to analyze the results of surgical treatment of patients with penetrating brain injury and to identify significant outcome predictors in these patients. Materials and Methods This was a prospective analysis of penetrating brain injury in patients who were admitted to Mechnikov Dnipropetrovsk Regional Clinical Hospital, Ukraine, from May 9, 2014, to December 31, 2017. All wounds were sustained during local armed conflict in Eastern Ukraine. The primary outcomes of interest were mortality rate at 1 month and Glasgow Outcome Scale score at 12 months after the injury. Results In total, 184 patients were identified with combat-related brain injury; of those, 121 patients with penetrating brain injury were included in our study. All patients were male soldiers with a mean age of 34.1 years (standard deviation [SD], 9.1 years). Mean admission Glasgow Coma Scale score was 10 (SD, 4), and mean admission Injury Severity Score was 27.7 (SD, 7.6). Mortality within 1 month was 20.7%, and intracranial purulent-septic complications were diagnosed in 11.6% of the patients. Overall, 65.3% of the patients had favorable outcome (good recovery or moderate disability) based on Glasgow Outcome Scale score at 12 months after the injury. The following were predictors of mortality or poor functional outcome at 1 year after the injury: low Glasgow Coma Scale score on admission, gunshot wound to the head, dural venous sinuses wound, presence of intracerebral hematomas, intraventricular and subarachnoid hemorrhage accompanied by lateral or axial dislocation, and presence of intracranial purulent-septic complications. Conclusions Generally, combat-related penetrating brain injuries had satisfactory treatment outcomes. Treatment outcomes in this study were comparable to those previously reported by other authors in military populations and significantly better than outcomes of peacetime penetrating brain injury treatment.

Blast Injury in a Civilian Trauma Setting is Associated with a Delay in Diagnosis of Traumatic Brain Injury

2008 ◽  
Vol 74 (3) ◽  
pp. 267-270 ◽  
Author(s):  
Grant V. Bochicchio ◽  
Kimberly Lumpkins ◽  
James O'Connor ◽  
Marc Simard ◽  
Stacey Schaub ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Traumatic Brain Injury ◽  
Brain Injury ◽  
Glasgow Coma Scale ◽  
Scale Score ◽  
Glasgow Coma Scale Score ◽  
Injury Severity ◽  
Disease Process ◽  
Blast Injury ◽  
Coma Scale ◽  
The Mean

High-pressure waves (blast) account for the majority of combat injuries and are becoming increasingly common in terrorist attacks. To our knowledge, there are no data evaluating the epidemiology of blast injury in a domestic nonterrorist setting. Data were analyzed retrospectively on patients admitted with any type of blast injury over a 10-year period at a busy urban trauma center. Injuries were classified by etiology of explosion and anatomical location. Eighty-nine cases of blast injury were identified in 57,392 patients (0.2%) treated over the study period. The majority of patients were male (78%) with a mean age of 40 ± 17 years. The mean Injury Severity Score was 13 ± 11 with an admission Trauma and Injury Severity Score of 0.9 ± 0.2 and Revised Trauma Score of 7.5 ± 0.8. The mean intensive care unit and hospital length of stay was 2 ± 7 days and 4.6 ± 10 days, respectively, with an overall mortality rate of 4.5 per cent. Private dwelling explosion [n = 31 (35%)] was the most common etiology followed by industrial pressure blast [n = 20 (22%)], industrial gas explosion [n = 16 (18%)], military training-related explosion [n = 15 (17%)], home explosive device [n = 8 (9%)], and fireworks explosion [n = 1 (1%)]. Maxillofacial injuries were the most common injury (n = 78) followed by upper extremity orthopedic (n = 29), head injury (n = 32), abdominal (n = 30), lower extremity orthopedic (n = 29), and thoracic (n = 19). The majority of patients with head injury [28 of 32 (88%)] presented with a Glasgow Coma Scale score of 15. CT scans on admission were initially positive for brain injury in 14 of 28 patients (50%). Seven patients (25%) who did not have a CT scan on admission had a CT performed later in their hospital course as a result of mental status change and were positive for traumatic brain injury (TBI). Three patients (11%) had a negative admission CT with a subsequently positive CT for TBI over the next 48 hours. The remaining four patients (14%) were diagnosed with skull fractures. All patients (n = 4) with an admission Glasgow Coma Scale score of less than 8 died from diffuse axonal injury. Blast injury is a complicated disease process, which may evolve over time, particularly with TBI. The missed injury rate for TBI in patients with a Glasgow Coma Scale score of 15 was 36 per cent. More studies are needed in the area of blast injury to better understand this disease process.

Dysfunction of hypothalamic-hypophysial axis after traumatic brain injury in adults

2010 ◽  
Vol 113 (3) ◽  
pp. 581-584 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Krahulik ◽  
Jirina Zapletalova ◽  
Zdenek Frysak ◽  
Miroslav Vaverka
Keyword(s):  
Traumatic Brain Injury ◽  
Brain Injury ◽  
Glasgow Coma Scale ◽  
Scale Score ◽  
Glasgow Coma Scale Score ◽  
Clinical Symptoms ◽  
Empty Sella ◽  
Pituitary Hormone ◽  
Endocrine Dysfunction ◽  
Coma Scale

Object Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a major cause of serious morbidity and mortality. The incidence is 100–500/100,000 inhabitants/year. Chronic pituitary dysfunction is increasingly recognized after TBI. To define the incidence of endocrine dysfunction and risk factors, the authors describe a prospectively assessed group of patients in whom they documented hormonal functions, early diagnosis, and treatment of neuroendocrine dysfunction after TBI. Methods Patients aged 18–65 years were prospectively observed from the time of injury to 1 year postinjury; the Glasgow Coma Scale score ranged from 3 to 14. Patients underwent evaluation of hormonal function at the time of injury and at 3, 6, and 12 months postinjury. Magnetic resonance imaging was also conducted at 1 year postinjury. Results During the study period, 89 patients were observed. The mean age of the patients was 36 years, there were 23 women, and the median Glasgow Coma Scale score was 7. Nineteen patients (21%) had primary hormonal dysfunction. Major deficits included growth hormone dysfunction, hypogonadism, and diabetes insipidus. Patients in whom the deficiency was major had a worse Glasgow Outcome Scale score, and MR imaging demonstrated empty sella syndrome more often than in patients without a deficit. Conclusions To the authors' knowledge, this is the third largest study of its kind worldwide. The incidence of chronic hypopituitarism after TBI was higher than the authors expected. After TBI, patients are usually observed on the neurological and rehabilitative wards, and endocrine dysfunction can be overlooked. This dysfunction can be life threatening and other clinical symptoms can worsen the neurological deficit, extend the duration of physiotherapy, and lead to mental illness. The authors recommend routine pituitary hormone testing after moderate or severe TBI within 6 months and 1 year of injury.

scholarly journals Differential effects of the Glasgow Coma Scale Score and its Components: An analysis of 54,069 patients with traumatic brain injury

Injury ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 48 (9) ◽  
pp. 1932-1943 ◽  
Author(s):  
Florence C.M. Reith ◽  
Hester F. Lingsma ◽  
Belinda J. Gabbe ◽  
Fiona E. Lecky ◽  
Ian Roberts ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Traumatic Brain Injury ◽  
Brain Injury ◽  
Glasgow Coma Scale ◽  
Scale Score ◽  
Glasgow Coma Scale Score ◽  
Coma Scale ◽  
Differential Effects

Glasgow Coma Scale Score in Survivors of Explosion With Possible Traumatic Brain Injury in Need of Neurosurgical Intervention

JAMA Surgery ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 151 (10) ◽  
pp. 954 ◽  
Author(s):  
Itamar Ashkenazi ◽  
William P. Schecter ◽  
Kobi Peleg ◽  
Adi Givon ◽  
Oded Olsha ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Traumatic Brain Injury ◽  
Brain Injury ◽  
Glasgow Coma Scale ◽  
Scale Score ◽  
Glasgow Coma Scale Score ◽  
Coma Scale ◽  
Neurosurgical Intervention

A Child Presenting with a Glasgow Coma Scale Score of 13: Mild or Moderate Traumatic Brain Injury? A Narrative Review

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gerard Hageman ◽  
Jik Nihom
Keyword(s):  
Traumatic Brain Injury ◽  
Brain Injury ◽  
Glasgow Coma Scale ◽  
Scale Score ◽  
Glasgow Coma Scale Score ◽  
English Language ◽  
Abusive Head Trauma ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Coma Scale ◽  
Moderate Traumatic Brain Injury

Abstract Objective The objective of this article was to compare children with traumatic brain injury (TBI) and Glasgow Coma Scale score (GCS) 13 with children presenting with GCS 14 and 15 and GCS 9 to 12. Data Source We searched PubMed for clinical studies of children of 0 to 18 years of age with mild TBI (mTBI) and moderate TBI, published in English language in the period of 2000 to 2020. Study Selection We selected studies sub-classifying children with GCS 13 in comparison with GCS 14 and 15 and 9 to 12. We excluded reviews, meta-analyses, non-U.S./European population studies, studies of abusive head trauma, and severe TBI. Data Synthesis Most children (>85%) with an mTBI present at the emergency department with an initial GCS 15. A minority of only 5% present with GCS 13, 40% of which sustain a high-energy trauma. Compared with GCS 15, they present with a longer duration of unconsciousness and of post-traumatic amnesia. More often head computerized tomography scans show abnormalities (in 9–16%), leading to neurosurgical intervention in 3 to 8%. Also, higher rates of severe extracranial injury are reported. Admission is indicated in more than 90%, with a median length of hospitalization of more than 4 days and 28% requiring intensive care unit level care. These data are more consistent with children with GCS 9 to 12. In children with GCS 15, all these numbers are much lower. Conclusion We advocate classifying children with GCS 13 as moderate TBI and treat them accordingly.

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