Publication: Computed Tomographic Evaluation of Craniocerebral Trauma in Dhulikhel Hospital
Date
2017
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Kathmandu University
Abstract
ABSTRACT
Background
Craniocerebral trauma is common health problem in emergency department of
any hospital. CT is commonly indicated to to rule out any significant intracranial
abnormalities in these patients, so that timely intervention of the significant
intracranial pathologies can be done.
Objective
The study is done to evaluate CT findings of head injury patients in Dhulikhel Hospital.
Method
This prospective hospital based study was done in Department of Radiology of
Dhulikhel Hospital in the period of January 2015 to December 2015. CT findings
of the head trauma patients undergoing CT in the Department of Radiology were
reviewed and analysed.
Result
The study was done in 484 patients, 165 female and 319 male patients. Mean age of
the patients was 30.87 ± 19.25 years. Among them 205 patients showed abnormal
CT findings, scalp injury being the commonest one, followed by skull fracture. 60
patients showed abnormal intracranial findings. There was significant correlation of
skull fracture and abnormal intracranial findings in this study.
Conclusion
This study provided the normal and abnormal CT findings in head of the craniocerebral
trauma patients in Dhulikhel Hospital. Abnormal CT findings were predominantly
extra-cranial and were overlapping with intracranial abnormal findings.
KEY WORDS
CT, Craniocerebral trauma, skull fracture
Description
Suwal S, Karki S, Mandal D, Poudel RC
Department of Radiodiagnosis and Imaging
Dhulikhel Hospital, Kathmandu University Hospital
Dhulikhel, Kavre, Nepal
Keywords
CT, Craniocerebral trauma, skull fracture