Co-Relation between Canadian CT Head Rule & CT Scan Findings in Traumatic Head Injury at Tertiary Care Hospital

Introduction: Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) means an acquired injury to the brain caused by an external physical force, resulting in total or partial functional disability or psycho-social impairment, or both. To overcome the side-effects & unnecessary cost of CT Scan, The Canadian CT Head Rule was introduced. The Canadian CT Head Rule guidelines help identify patients with GCS scores of 13-15 and consist of five high-risk factors. Material & Methods: 50 cases of mild traumatic head injury patients, GCS (13-15,) admitted in M.Y. Hospital Indore. In all cases we studied following methods were employed to carried out the present study. Complete detailed history, general examination, systemic examination, local examination, relation with Glasgow coma scale, CT scan head plain, Canadian CT head rule, investigations. Observation: Total 50 cases were studied out of them 37 were male and 13 were female. Total 35 patients (70%) were of 16-35 years of age, 13(26%) were 36-55 years of age. 02 patients were more than 65 years of age. Clinical features as vomiting, LOC, ENT bleed, convulsion found in 13,14, 05 and 01 patient respectively. Positive Ct Finding seen as ACUTE SDH 25 %, EDH 22%, Contusion 27%, brain edema17%, linear fracture 27%, depressed fracture 05%, SAA 08% and ICH 05% ; Introduction: Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) means an acquired injury to the brain caused by an external physical force, resulting in total or partial functional disability or psycho-social impairment, or both. To overcome the side-effects & unnecessary cost of CT Scan, The Canadian CT Head Rule was introduced. The Canadian CT Head Rule guidelines help identify patients with GCS scores of 13-15 and consist of five high-risk factors. Material & Methods: 50 cases of mild traumatic head injury patients, GCS (13-15,) admitted in M.Y. Hospital Indore. In all cases we studied following methods were employed to carried out the present study. Complete detailed history, general examination, systemic examination, local examination, ...