Computed tomography findings in pediatric traumatic head injury in Abuja, Nigeria

Itanyi, Ukamaka Dorothy; Kolade-Yunusa, Hadijat Oluseyi

doi:10.4103/ajmhs.ajmhs_13_17

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“…The commonest specified aetiology of head injury in our study subjects is RTA, affecting almost all age groups, with preponderance in patients in their third to fourth decades. This observation is in total congruence with a previous study outcome (Akanji et al, 2015) but at slight variance with another study which though found RTA as the commonest cause but with highest incidence in those in their first decade (Itanyi and Kolade-Yunusa, 2017a). Meanwhile, in the developed setups RTA is a least contributor or source of trauma.…”

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“…In radiology departments of other countries, the trends of head trauma CT findings have been studied (Adogu et al, 2015;Itanyi and Kolade-Yunusa, 2017a;Onwuchekwa and Alazigha, 2017;Tandle and Keoliya, 2011) however, in our study setting no such specific research has been conducted. Thus, there is dearth of data on patterns of CT findings in TTH, hence the need for this study.…”

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“…Early diagnosis or otherwise rapid detection of the mentioned insults is important to determine the presence and extent of the injury, aid in surgical management of the patients and to reduce any eventual secondary injuries (Itanyi and Kolade-Yunusa, 2017a).…”

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“…Radiological imaging is generally the most efficient to adequately assess and establish head injury diagnosis in Figure 1a: Intracranial CT finding in 53 head trauma patients acute head trauma, of which CT scan is the preferred initial work-up test (Itanyi and Kolade-Yunusa, 2017a;Uduma et al, 2015).…”

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“…Nonetheless, the usage of CT involves ionising radiation, and could also be expensive as in some settings especially in LMICs patient's access to the service is by out-of-pocket payment (Asare et al, 2019). For these reasons, there should be careful patient selection for the procedure, using critical clinical indices or guideline (Itanyi and Kolade-Yunusa, 2017a;Itanyi and Kolade-Yunusa, 2017b;Uduma et al, 2015).…”

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Traumatic head injury (THI) is of great public health importance as it account for over 40% of morbidities presenting at various hospitals annually. This study evaluated the patterns of head CT findings of 53 head trauma patients that visited the Tamale Teaching Hospital (TTH) from 2016 to 2018. A retrospective approach was adopted for the study. Tables and graphical descriptors were used to summarise the extracted data using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) version 21.0. The results revealed that 21 (39.62%) and 26 (49.06%) of patients sustained intracranial and extra-cranial injuries respectively. Unspecified source and RTA contributed 60.36% and 33.97% of the sources of trauma respectively. Fractures (92.31%) and sinusitis (76.91%) were the major leading extraaxial lesion whereas brain contusions (33.32%) and intra-cranial haematomas (52.36%) were the most predominant intra-axial lesions. The sex outcome was 41 (77.36%) males and 12 (22.64%) females. Occurrence of trauma and THI were frequent in the age groups 21-40 years and ≤10 years than any other age categories. In conclusion, greater percent of the assessed patients with THI were males, young persons and ≤10years of age. Both intra and extra-cranial injuries were observed in our study sample except that normal findings were more common.

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Profile of Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury in South-West Nigeria

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2022

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Frequency of Intracranial Hematomas Related to Traumatic Skull or Facial Injuries Evaluated on Computed Tomography

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Patients sustaining maxillofacial fractures are at risk of accompanying traumatic intracranial hematomas, which are a major cause of morbidity and mortality. Prompt recognition of the clinical signs, followed by a neurosurgical inspection and diagnosis, is crucial for improving patient survival and recovery. Objective: To determine frequency of intracranial hematoma related to traumatic skull and facial injuries evaluated on Computed Tomography. Methods: This study was conducted on 195 patients from radiological department of Lahore General hospital who had road traffic accident. In this Cross-sectional study conduction advance 16 multislice CT device which shows advanced desire 3D and was used to assess intracranial hematoma in patients with skull and facial fractures. All patients with intracranial hematomas related to skull and facial injuries in trauma center and all age groups without any gender specificity were included in this study. All patients having bleeding disorders or using anti-coagulant were excluded. Results: Out of 195 patients in which 48 (24.6%) were females and 147 (75.4%) were males. 132 (67.7%) patients out of 195 patients had headache, 64 (32.8%) patients had nausea, 116 (59.5%) patients had vomiting, 149 (76.4%) patients had speaking difficulty, 71 (36.4%) patients had External bleeding and 133 (68.2%) had consciousness. Total number of 195 patients out of which 179 (91.8%) had Intracranial hematoma. Conclusion: On the basis of the results it was concluded that head and facial injury had increase prevalence rate in people with road traffic accident but no significant difference was observed between head and facial fracture cases with ICH.

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Computed tomography findings in pediatric traumatic head injury in Abuja, Nigeria

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