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Demographic profile, clinical presentation,
management options in cranio-cerebral trauma:
An experience of a rural hospital in Central India
Anil M.Bhole1, Rahul Potode2, Amit Agrawal3, S.R. Joharapurkar4
ABSTRACT
Objective: Head injury is a common condition that can result in either obvious neurological sequelae or imaging findings. The purpose of this study was to find out the epidemiology, clinical presentation and management options in patients with head injury at a rural centre of central India.
Methodology: In this retrospective study, data of all patients who attended the Department of Surgery, ABMH, Sawangi (Meghe), Wardha for cranio-cerebral trauma were included and a total of 200 patients were reviewed. Epidemiological and clinical details including investigations were noted for all the patients. Management offered to the patients was studied and outcome was analyzed.
Results: This study enrolled 200 patients. Male were more common than female. Young patients were commonly affected. Common presenting features were loss of consciousness and vomiting. Mild head injury was most common. Majority of patients were treated conservatively and indications for surgery were compound depressed fractures and significant intracranial haematomas.
Conclusions: Cranio-cerebral injury patterns in developing countries particularly in rural area are no different from developed countries and knowledge of its causative factors, management and potential complications will help to plan active interventions that may improve outcome. It will also help in developing preventive measures.
KEY WORDS: Cranio-cerebral trauma, Neurological injury, Head injury, Trauma, Injury.
Pak J Med Sci October - December 2007 (Part-I) Vol. 23 No. 5 724-727
1. Dr. Anil M. Bhole,
Professor and Head,
2. Dr. Rahul Potode,
Assistant Professor in Surgery,
3. Dr. Amit Agrawal,
Associate Professor in Neurosurgery,
4. S.R. Joharapurkar
Director, DMDPGME & R,
1-3: Department of Surgery,
1-4: Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences,
Sawangi (Meghe), Wardha – India.
Correspondence
Dr. Amit Agrawal,
Associate Professor (Neurosurgery),
Dept. of Surgery,
Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences,
Sawangi (Meghe), Wardha- 442005,
Maharashtra – India.
Email: dramitagrawal@gmail.com
* Received for Publication: April 9, 2007
* Revision Accepted: July 26, 2007
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