@article{ref1,
title="The frequency of brain CT-scan findings in patients with scalp lacerations following mild traumatic brain injury; a cross-sectional study",
journal="Bulletin of emergency and trauma",
year="2018",
author="Hamrah, Hadid and Mehrvarz, Sara and Mirghassemi, Amir Mohammad",
volume="6",
number="1",
pages="54-58",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: To determine the frequency of the brain CT-scan findings in patients with mild traumatic brain injury (TBI) and scalp lacerations. <br><br>METHODS: This cross-sectional study was conducted during a 1-year period from March 2016 to March 2017 in Level I trauma center in Shiraz, Southern Iran. We included all the adult patients (≥18 years) admitted to our emergency room with mild TBI (GCS on admission of 15) and scalp lacerations. All the patients underwent Brain CT-Scan and the scans were reviewed by two radiologists who were unaware of the patients' clinical findings. The results are reported as proportions and frequencies. <br><br>RESULTS: Overall we included a total number of 94 patients with minimal TBI who had a scalp laceration on admission. The mean age of the patients was 30.78 ± 8.01 (ranging from 18 to 47) years. There were 58 (61.7%) men and 36 (38.3%) women among the patients. The most common finding of the Brain CT-Scan was subgaleal hematoma in 76 (80.9%) patients followed by base skull base fracture in 7 (7.4%), linear skull fracture in 7 (7.4%), brain contusion in 3 (3.2%) and subdural hematoma in 1 (1.1%). <br><br>CONCLUSION: The results of the current study indicate that scalp lacerations are associated with intracranial injuries in about 20% of the patients with mild TBI. Thus brain CT-scan is recommended in all the patients with mild TBI and scalp lacerations.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2322-2522",
doi="10.29252/beat-060108.",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.29252/beat-060108."
}