Prognosis in children with head injury: an analysis of 340 patients.

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dc.contributor.authorSuresh, H Sen_US
dc.contributor.authorPraharaj, S Sen_US
dc.contributor.authorIndira Devi, Ben_US
dc.contributor.authorShukla, Den_US
dc.contributor.authorSastry Kolluri, V Ren_US
dc.date.accessioned2003-03-17en_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-06-03T12:09:51Z
dc.date.available2003-03-17en_US
dc.date.available2009-06-03T12:09:51Z
dc.date.issued2003-03-17en_US
dc.description.abstractBACKGROUND: The outcome in children with head injury is distinctive because of the different biophysical properties of the child's skull and brain, and their reaction to injury. METHODS: In this retrospective study of three hundred and forty children with head injury, managed from January 1993 to December 1998, at NIMHANS, the factors influencing outcome were analyzed. RESULTS: On admission there were 40 children in GCS 3-5, 55 children in GCS 6-8, 96 in GCS 9-12 and 152 children in GCS 13-15. Eleven patients were under 2 years of age, 53 were between 3-5 years, 140 were between 6-10 years and 156 were between 11-15 years of age. The prognosis in various intracranial pathologies due to head injury was evaluated and outcome assessed at discharge. There were 95 children with EDH and 8.4% had poor outcome (vegetative state or death). There were 85 patients with contusion and poor outcome was noted in 18.8%. One hundred patients had diffuse cerebral oedema on CT scan and outcome was poor in 25% of these patients. The clinical features associated with poor prognosis were, absence of ocular movements (50%), abnormal pupillary size and reaction (49%) and age less than 2 years (27%).en_US
dc.description.affiliationDepartment of Neurosurgery, NIMHANS, Bangalore-560029, India.en_US
dc.identifier.citationSuresh HS, Praharaj SS, Indira Devi B, Shukla D, Sastry Kolluri VR. Prognosis in children with head injury: an analysis of 340 patients. Neurology India. 2003 Mar; 51(1): 16-8en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/121372
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.source.urihttps://neurologyindia.comen_US
dc.subject.meshAdolescenten_US
dc.subject.meshChilden_US
dc.subject.meshChild, Preschoolen_US
dc.subject.meshCraniocerebral Trauma --diagnosisen_US
dc.subject.meshGlasgow Coma Scaleen_US
dc.subject.meshHumansen_US
dc.subject.meshPrognosisen_US
dc.subject.meshRetrospective Studiesen_US
dc.subject.meshTreatment Outcomeen_US
dc.titlePrognosis in children with head injury: an analysis of 340 patients.en_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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