CT Scan importance in the first eight hours of head injury

Authors

  • Mohammed Alfageeh Faculty of Surgery, Umm Al-Qura University, Al Qunfudhah, Saudi Arabia
  • Moneerah Bahran Department of Radiology, Maternity and Children Hospital, Mecca, Saudi Arabia
  • Sultan Albargi Department of Radiology, Security Forces Hospital, Mecca, Saudi Arabia
  • Ibrahim Althomali College of Medicine, Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia
  • Adnan Alzahrani College of Medicine, Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia
  • Amal Al-Buqaisi College of Medicine, University of Hail, Hail, Saudi Arabia
  • Mahdi Al-Ramadhan College of Medicine, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal university, Dammam, Saudi Arabia
  • Abdullah Hussain College of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
  • Abdullah Alghamdi College of Medicine, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
  • Khalid Alsuhaibani College of Medicine, Arabian Gulf University, Manama, Bahrain

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2349-3933.ijam20182446

Keywords:

CT brain, Early, Head injury, Traumatic brain injury

Abstract

Traumatic brain injury following head injury is a major public health problem that can result in significant long-term morbidity and mortality among adults and children worldwide. Emergency brain imaging is necessary for individuals subjected to traumatic brain injury to early detect treatable conditions. Prompt neurosurgical management of treatable conditions can prevent further damage and secondary neurological deficits. This will subsequently improve the outcome and reduce long-term disability. Computed Tomography (CT) of the brain is the investigation of choice for assessment of patients with head injury due to its availability, advantages, and sensitivity for multiple lesions following head trauma. This article will review and discuss the importance of CT imaging in evaluating patients with traumatic brain injury, its advantages, limitations, and prognostic values.

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2018-07-23

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