scholarly journals Evaluation of the Traumatic Coma Data Bank Computed Tomography Classification for Severe Head Injury

2001 ◽  
Vol 18 (7) ◽  
pp. 649-655 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pieter E. Vos ◽  
Anco C. van Voskuilen ◽  
Tjemme Beems ◽  
Paul F. M. Krabbe ◽  
Oscar J. M. Vogels
Keyword(s):  
Computed Tomography ◽  
Head Injury ◽  
Severe Head Injury ◽  
Data Bank ◽  
Traumatic Coma

Intracranial Hypertension in Relation to Memory Functioning during the First Year after Severe Head Injury

Neurosurgery ◽  
1991 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 196-200 ◽  
Author(s):  
Harvey S. Levin ◽  
Howard M. Eisenberg ◽  
Howard E. Gary ◽  
Anthony Marmarou ◽  
Mary A. Foulkes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Head Injury ◽  
Intracranial Pressure ◽  
Intracranial Hypertension ◽  
Visual Memory ◽  
Severe Head Injury ◽  
Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Data Bank ◽  
Memory Functioning ◽  
Traumatic Coma

Abstract The relationship between intracranial hypertension and residual memory deficit after closed head injury was evaluated using the 6-month and 1-year neurobehavioral outcome data obtained by the Traumatic Coma Data Bank. Intracranial pressure was analyzed using the percentage of time that it exceeded 20 mm Hg and the maximum value recorded during the first 72 hours after injury. Memory measures included recall of word lists, prose recall, and visual memory for designs that were obtained 6 months (n = 149) and 1 year (n = 132) after injury. Intracranial hypertension occurred in more than half of the Traumatic Coma Data Bank cohort who met the criteria for the neurobehavioral follow-up study. Linear regression analysis disclosed an effect of elevated intracranial pressure on some, but not all, measures of memory at 6 months, whereas the results were negative for the 1-year follow-up examination. We conclude that the elevation of intracranial pressure exerts little if any effect on later memory functioning, and that any effect it does have diminishes over 1 year in survivors of severe head injury.

Late Computed Tomography in Survivors of Severe Head Injury

Neurosurgery ◽  
1980 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 14-22 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. J. van Dongen ◽  
R. Braakman
Keyword(s):  
Computed Tomography ◽  
Head Injury ◽  
Severe Head Injury

scholarly journals DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT OF COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY IN HEAD INJURY

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dr. Dileep Kumar Jha ◽  
Dr. Rajnikant Narsinhbhai Chauhan
Keyword(s):  
Computed Tomography ◽  
Traumatic Brain Injury ◽  
Brain Injury ◽  
Head Injury ◽  
Head Trauma ◽  
Severe Head Injury ◽  
Mild Head Injury ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Ct Findings ◽  
Craniocerebral Injuries

Introduction: In human body there are many causes of the injuries. Among all the injuries head injury is also one of the most important injuries which may cause morbidity and mortality. Craniocerebral injuries or Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is defined as any structural skull traumatic injury with alterations of cerebral physiology as a result of an external force either in the form of chemical energy, mechanical energy, electrical energy or thermal heating. Globally craniocerebral injuries or Traumatic brain injury (TBI)is cause of disability in young patients, especially those  <40 years of age. TBI is classified as mild, with most showing adequate and quick recovery. Nevertheless there are some kinds of TBI which showed persistent disabling symptoms that interrupt with their normal daily routine activities. Brain imaging is very important for the patients who suffer traumatic brain injury. In the emergency services Computed tomography (CT) is recommended as first assessment that provides initial information and diagnosis to identify the need of surgery. It also helps in the following of the patient and the evolution of pathology. Many studies suggest that CT can be used to predict patient outcomes. Computed tomography (CT) is an imaging technique which uses as dynamics of injected contrast material, allows rapid quantitative and qualitative evaluation of cerebral perfusion by generating cerebral blood volume (CBV), cerebral blood flow (CBF) and mean transit time (MTT) maps providing clinically important information with stroke subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH)and head injury. Aim: The main aim of this study is to evaluate the computed tomography findings sustaining head injury and role of computed tomography scan in head injury. Material and Methods: During the study total 90 patients with head injury were included with different age group from 20 to 70 years old. Glasgow coma score (GCS) range 4–15 (mild head injury: GCS >14; moderate head injury: GCS = 9–13; severe head injury GCS <8) were also included in this study. For all the patients with head injury Computed tomography (CT) image were performed with siemen's somatom spirit dual slice spiral CT machine and a protocol of contiguous axial 5-mm sections through the posterior fossa and a contiguous 10 mm axial sequential scans for the rest of the brain and thinner cuts were also taken whenever required. For visualize any fractures of the skull bone algorithms with wide window settings were studied. After initial resuscitation, severity of the cranio-cerebral trauma was graded with the help of Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) into mild head injury (GCS13- 15), moderate head injury (GCS 9-12) and severe head injury (GCS 3-8). Result: Among total patients sixty five (72.2%) patients were male and twenty five (27.8 %) were female with age range from 20 to 70 years old. In the age group 31-50 year group showed highest frequency of head trauma. The most common causes of head injury were RTA (65.6%) followed by fall injuries (20%) and physical assaults (14.4%). Among patients with head injuries Loss of consciousness and vomiting were the commonest clinical features brought to emergency. Out of 90 cases 59 (65.5%) cases showed mild head injury followed by 14(15.6%) cases sustained moderate head injury and 17(18.9%) had severe head injury. In all types of severity of head injury RTA was the prime etiological factor. Out of total cases 31(34.4%) had normal CT findings and 59(65.6%) had abnormal CT findings. Abnormal CT findings were seen in 59(65.6%) sustaining mild head injury and in all the patients with moderate and severe head injury. Out of 90 cases 13 cases with severe head injury had mortality. The most common mode of injury to cause the mortality was RTA. Five patients with severe head injury also had cervical spine injury Conclusion: This study concludes that use of CT in head trauma can finds high prevalence of head trauma related to CT. Therefore CT should be done when clinically necessary that helps to reduce cost and avoids unnecessary exposure to radiation. Keywords: Head injury, Traumatic brain injury (TBI), computed tomography (CT), Glasgow coma scale (GCS)

The outcome of severe closed head injury

1991 ◽  
Vol 75 (Supplement) ◽  
pp. S28-S36 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lawrence F. Marshall ◽  
Theresa Gautille ◽  
Melville R. Klauber ◽  
Howard M. Eisenberg ◽  
John A. Jane ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Head Injury ◽  
Mortality Rate ◽  
Severe Head Injury ◽  
Closed Head Injury ◽  
Data Bank ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Severity Of Injury ◽  
Gcs Score ◽  
Fine Print ◽  
Overall Mortality

✓ The outcome of severe head injury was prospectively studied in patients enrolled in the Traumatic Coma Data Bank (TCDB) during the 45-month period from January 1, 1984, through September 30, 1987. Data were collected on 1030 consecutive patients admitted with severe head injury (defined as a Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score of 8 or less following nonsurgical resuscitation). Of these, 284 either were brain-dead on admission or had a gunshot wound to the brain. Patients in these two groups were excluded, leaving 746 patients available for this analysis. The overall mortality rate for the 746 patients was 36%, determined at 6 months postinjury. As expected, the mortality rate progressively decreased from 76% in patients with a postresuscitation GCS score of 3 to approximately 18% for patients with a GCS score of 6, 7, or 8. Among the patients with nonsurgical lesions (overall mortality rate, 31%), the mortality rate was higher in those having an increased likelihood of elevated intracranial pressure as assessed by a new classification of head injury based on the computerized tomography findings. In the 276 patients undergoing craniotomy, the mortality rate was 39%. Half of the patients with acute subdural hematomas died — a substantial improvement over results in previous reports. Outcome differences between the four TCDB centers were small and were, in part, explicable by differences in patient age and the type and severity of injury. This study describes head injury outcome in four selected head-injury centers. It indicates that a mortality rate of approximately 35% is to be expected in such patients admitted to experienced neurosurgical units.

Severe head injury among children: computed tomography evaluation as a prognostic factor

2007 ◽  
Vol 42 (11) ◽  
pp. 1903-1906 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gemma Claret Teruel ◽  
Antonio Palomeque Rico ◽  
Francisco José Cambra Lasaosa ◽  
Albert Català Temprano ◽  
Antoni Noguera Julian ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Computed Tomography ◽  
Head Injury ◽  
Prognostic Factor ◽  
Severe Head Injury

Extracranial complications of severe head injury

1992 ◽  
Vol 77 (6) ◽  
pp. 901-907 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jürgen Piek ◽  
Randall M. Chesnut ◽  
Lawrence F. Marshall ◽  
Marjan van Berkum-Clark ◽  
Melville R. Klauber ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Head Injury ◽  
Severe Head Injury ◽  
Time Course ◽  
Data Bank ◽  
Systemic Blood Pressure ◽  
Unfavorable Outcome ◽  
Stepwise Logistic Regression ◽  
Electrolyte Disorders ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Extracranial Complications

✓ In order to define the role of intracranial and extracranial complications in determining outcome from severe head injury, 734 patients from the Traumatic Coma Data Bank were analyzed. Nine classes of intracranial and 13 classes of extracranial complications occurring within the first 14 days after admission were analyzed, while controlling for age, admission Glasgow Coma Scale motor score, early hypoxia or hypotension, and severe extracranial trauma. Outcome for survivors was based on the last recorded Glasgow Outcome Scale score, obtained a median of 521 days after injury. Intracranial complications did not significantly alter outcome for the study group. Of the extracranial complications, pulmonary, cardiovascular, coagulation, and electrolyte disorders occurred most frequently at 2 to 4 days. Infections developed later, peaking at 5 to 11 days. Gastrointestinal, renal, and hepatic complications followed no specific time course. Electrolyte abnormalities were the most frequent occurrence (59% of patients) but did not alter outcome. Pulmonary infections (41%), shock (29%, systemic blood pressure ≤ 90 mm Hg for 30 minutes or more), coagulopathy (19%), and septicemia (10%) were significant independent predictors of an unfavorable outcome. Backward-elimination, stepwise logistic regression modeling indicated that the estimated reduction of unfavorable outcome was 2.9% for the elimination of pneumonia, 3.1% for coagulation disturbances, 1.5% for septicemia, and 9.3% for shock. These data suggest that extracranial complications are highly influential in determining the outcome from severe head injury and that significant improvements in outcome in a sizeable proportion of patients could be accomplished by improving the ability to prevent or reverse pneumonia, hypotension, coagulopathy, and sepsis.

scholarly journals Clinical Outcome of Severe Head Injury Patients based on Japan Neurotrauma Data Bank

2004 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 80-88
Author(s):  
Tarumi YAMAKI ◽  
Masahito FUJIMOTO ◽  
Makoto MORI
Keyword(s):  
Head Injury ◽  
Clinical Outcome ◽  
Severe Head Injury ◽  
Data Bank
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