Abstract:Objective This article evaluates outcome of traumatic intracerebral hematomas in terms of Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) after medical or surgical management according to contusion index.
Materials and Methods This descriptive study was conducted in the Department of Neurosurgery, Lady Reading Hospital, Peshawar, Pakistan from January 2017 to December 2018. Total number of patients with traumatic intracerebral contusions included in this study was 60 with age between 5 and 75 years. Both male and female were include… Show more
“…Patients with a CI of 6 were treated surgically, and patients with a CI of 9 were treated conservatively or surgically depending upon the Glascow coma score. In the field of neuroradiology, an index of contusions has been used in clinical series in an interesting way [7,8].…”
“…Patients with a CI of 6 were treated surgically, and patients with a CI of 9 were treated conservatively or surgically depending upon the Glascow coma score. In the field of neuroradiology, an index of contusions has been used in clinical series in an interesting way [7,8].…”
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