Abstract

Background: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) was classified to mild, moderate or severe depending on the level of patient's consciousness and neurologic functioning levels. The Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) always used scale to determine the severity. The good eye opening response, verbal response and the motor responses, determine the score on a scale of 3- 15 (EMV-score). The sum of the numeric scores of each of the categories is the represented score. Also, the score can be documented by the individual components. Objectives of this study: The objective of the study is to find to assess the CT brain scan findings with clinical sequele in mild traumatic head injury patients presented to our tertiary care hospital. Materials and Methods: All patients referred for CT scan in the department of Radiodiagnosis, included those patients presented with mild head injury (GCS 13-15 with history of loss of consciousness, vomiting, headache, amnesia, focal neurological deficits). Mild head injury with History of coagulopathy, drug or alcohol consumption, previous neurosurgical procedures, pre-trauma epilepsy. Patients with GCS <13 and multiple trauma were excluded. Radiological investigations: Plain X-ray for skull [(linear or depressed fracture), chest, cervical , dorsal , lumbar spine and others], Computed tomography of the spine If there is suspicious lesion in plain X-ray imaging, CT brain to define intracranial pathologies and skull fractures.

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