Table 2 Severity of TBI and TBI pathology
From: Characteristics of traumatic brain injury patients with abnormal neuroimaging in Southeast Norway
|
N (%) 2153 (100) | |
|---|---|
| Glasgow coma score | |
| 14–15 | 1031 (48) |
| 9–13 | 571 (27) |
| 6–8 | 250 (12) |
| 3–5 | 301 (14) |
| Head injury severity score | |
| Minimal | 129 (6) |
| Mild | 857 (40) |
| Moderate | 612 (28) |
| Severe | 555 (26) |
| Rotterdam CT score | |
| 1–2 | 849 (39) |
| 3–4 | 1122 (52) |
| 5–6 | 182 (9) |
| Basal cisterns | |
| Normal | 1800 (84) |
| Compressed/absent | 352 (16) |
| Midline shift | |
| 0–5 mm | 1799 (84) |
| > 5 mm | 353 (17) |
| Pathology seen on first CTa | |
| Subarachnoid hemorrhage | 1235 (57) |
| Subdural hematoma | 1185 (55) |
| Contusion | 1029 (48) |
| Epidural hematoma | 334 (16) |
| Intraventricular hemorrhage | 254 (12) |
| Skull fracture - basilar | 799 (37) |
| Skull fracture - linear vault | 699 (33) |
| Skull fracture - depressed vault | 122 (6) |
| Penetrating injury | 34 (1.6) |
| Traumatic Axonal Injury | |
| MRI done (Yes) | 626 (29) |
| TAI lesion identified (Yes) | 322 (15) |