Course of neuropsychological recovery from moderate-to-severe head injury: a 2-year follow-up

There have been a few case reports of head injury leading to brain tumour development in the same region as the brain injury. Here we report a case where the patient suffered a severe head injury with contusion. He recovered clinically with conservative management. Follow up Computed Tomography scan of the brain a month later showed complete resolution of the lesion. He subsequently developed malignant brain tumour in the same region as the original contusion within a very short period of 15 months. Head injury patients need close follow up especially when severe. The link between severity of head injury and malignant brain tumour development needs further evaluation. Role of anti-inflammatory agents for prevention of post traumatic brain tumours needs further exploration.

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Psychosocial outcome in patients with moderate to severe head injury: 2-year follow-up

Brain Injury ◽

10.3109/02699059309008165 ◽

1993 ◽

Vol 7 (2) ◽

pp. 113-124 ◽

Cited By ~ 83

Author(s):

S. Dikmen ◽

J. Machamer ◽

N. Temkin

Keyword(s):

Head Injury ◽

Severe Head Injury ◽

Psychosocial Outcome

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Decompressive Craniectomy in 14 Children With Severe Head Injury: Clinical Results With Long-Term Follow-Up and Review of the Literature

Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery ◽

10.1097/ta.0b013e318211071f ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 71 (1) ◽

pp. 133-140 ◽

Cited By ~ 19

Author(s):

Esther Pérez Suárez ◽

Ana Serrano González ◽

Carlos Pérez Díaz ◽

Alberto García Salido ◽

Amelia Martínez de Azagra Garde ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Head Injury ◽

Decompressive Craniectomy ◽

Severe Head Injury ◽

Clinical Results ◽

Review Of The Literature ◽

Long Term Follow Up

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Comprehensive Monitoring and Computerized Tomographic Follow Up in Patients with Acute Severe Head Injury: Coma-Outcome Correlations

Trauma and Regeneration - Acta Neurochirurgica Supplementum ◽

10.1007/978-3-7091-4147-2_5 ◽

1983 ◽

pp. 61-64 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

R. W. C. Janzen ◽

W. Rohr ◽

P. Neunzig ◽

H. J. Colmant ◽

D. Kühne

Keyword(s):

Head Injury ◽

Severe Head Injury

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Neurological and mental outcome after severe head injury in childhood: a long-term follow-up of 318 children

Disability and Rehabilitation ◽

10.1080/09638280110043951 ◽

2001 ◽

Vol 23 (15) ◽

pp. 665-669 ◽

Cited By ~ 29

Author(s):

G. Marquardt ◽

G. Galow ◽

R. Lorenz ◽

M. Kieslich

Keyword(s):

Head Injury ◽

Severe Head Injury ◽

Long Term Follow Up

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Neuropsychological recovery in patients with moderate to severe head injury: 2 year follow-up

Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology ◽

10.1080/01688639008400997 ◽

1990 ◽

Vol 12 (4) ◽

pp. 507-519 ◽

Cited By ~ 83

Author(s):

S. Dikmen ◽

J. Machamer ◽

N. Temkin ◽

A. McLean

Keyword(s):

Head Injury ◽

Severe Head Injury

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Course of neuropsychological recovery from moderate-to-severe head injury: a 2-year follow-up

Brain Injury ◽

10.1080/02699050121191 ◽

2001 ◽

Vol 15 (1) ◽

pp. 1-13 ◽

Cited By ~ 16

Author(s):

E. Lannoo ◽

F. Colardyn ◽

C. Jannes ◽

G. de Soete

Keyword(s):

Head Injury ◽

Severe Head Injury

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Prognostic value of frontal and parietal somatosensory evoked potentials in severe head injury: a long-term follow-up study

Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology/Evoked Potentials Section ◽

10.1016/0168-5597(94)90141-4 ◽

1994 ◽

Vol 92 (6) ◽

pp. 568-570 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

Eva Gütling ◽

Arthur Gonser ◽

Hans-Georg Imhof ◽

Theodor Landis

Keyword(s):

Head Injury ◽

Evoked Potentials ◽

Somatosensory Evoked Potentials ◽

Prognostic Value ◽

Severe Head Injury ◽

Follow Up Study ◽

Long Term Follow Up

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Early decompressive craniectomy after severe head injury: Follow-up and outcome

Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery ◽

10.1016/s0303-8467(97)81316-9 ◽

1997 ◽

Vol 99 ◽

pp. S17

Author(s):

S.-A. May ◽

J. Hampl ◽

C. Bonk ◽

S. Adam ◽

M. Ragaller ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Head Injury ◽

Decompressive Craniectomy ◽

Severe Head Injury

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SEVERE HEAD INJURY

The Professional Medical Journal ◽

10.29309/tpmj/2005.12.04.5092 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 12 (04) ◽

pp. 412-419

Author(s):

TARIQ AHMAD ◽

NAZAR HUSSAIN ◽

M. AKMAL HUSSAIN

Keyword(s):

Head Injury ◽

Glasgow Coma Scale ◽

Emergency Room ◽

Severe Head Injury ◽

Surgical Intervention ◽

Medical College ◽

Scale 8 ◽

Study Setting ◽

Overall Mortality

Objective: To assess the outcome of severe head injury in patients with GCS 8 or below. Design:Retrospective study. Setting: Department of Neurosurgery, Allied Hospital, Punjab Medical College, Faisalabad.Period: Two years Aug 2002 to July 2004. Material and Methods: Two hundred patients admitted in the departmentof Neurosurgery, Allied Hospital, with Glasgow Coma scale 8 or below irrespective of mode of injury and age wereselected with a follow up of up to twelve months. The patients were assessed on arrival in the emergency room on thebasis of GCS. The patients were managed accordingly. Results: 71% patients were managed conservatively and 29%patients under went surgical intervention. Overall mortality was 40%. Outcome was good in 15% where as 11% patientsremained vegetative. Conclusion: Severe head injury has a mortality of 40%, especially in very young and very oldpatients.

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