Journal of Cardiovascular Disease Research
PROSPECTIVE OBSERVATIONAL STUDY OF MODERATE AND SEVERETRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY IN A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL
Dr.P.Prahaladu , Dr.CH.Surendra Kumar , Dr. P. Nagaraja
JCDR. 2023: 2199-2204
Abstract
Introduction: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a major burden with approximately 10 million annual victims reported on the health care system throughout the world. TBI is defined as ‘an alteration in brain function, or other evidence of brain pathology, caused by an external force’. A severe TBI is defined by a Glasgow coma score (GCS) score of 8 or less during the first post traumatic day.
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