Variable | Number | Percent (%) |
Mode of injury |
|
|
Road traffic accident | 46 | 44.66 |
Fall | 42 | 40.77 |
Assault | 07 | 06.80 |
Domestic accident | 04 | 03.88 |
Sport accident | 04 | 03.88 |
Transportation means |
|
|
Medical ambulance | 10 | 09.71 |
Non-medical vehicle | 93 | 90.29 |
Admission GCS score |
|
|
13 - 15 (mild TBI) | 63 | 61.16 |
09 - 12 (moderate TBI) | 34 | 33.01 |
≤8 (severe TBI) | 06 | 05.82 |
Clinical manifestations |
|
|
Loss of consciousness | 50 | 48.54 |
Scalp wound | 43 | 41.74 |
Periorbital ecchymosis | 40 | 38.83 |
Vomiting | 38 | 36.89 |
Headache | 31 | 30.09 |
Seizures | 28 | 27.18 |
Time interval* |
|
|
0 - 24 hours | 49 | 47.57 |
24 - 48 hours | 05 | 04.06 |
>48 hours | 49 | 47.57 |
Computed tomography findings |
|
|
Cerebral edema | 37 | 35.92 |
Skull fracture (depressed) | 35 (15) | 33.98 (14.56) |
Acute subdural hematoma | 19 | 18.44 |
Intra cerebral hematoma | 10 | 09.71 |
Epidural hematoma | 08 | 07.77 |
Subarachnoid hemorrhage | 02 | 01.94 |
Management |
|
|
Analgesics | 102 | 99.03 |
Antibiotics | 83 | 80.58 |
Mannitol | 52 | 50.48 |
Antiepileptic | 22 | 21.36 |
Oxygen therapy | 13 | 12.62 |
Blood transfusion | 07 | 06.79 |
Craniotomy§ | 22 | 21.36 |
Scalp wound suture | 06 | 05.82 |
Outcome |
|
|
Full recovery | 93 | 90.29 |
Persisting symptoms# | 06 | 05.82 |
Death | 04 | 03.88 |