کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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3061439 | 1187471 | 2011 | 4 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
We investigated the significance of minor traumatic lesions associated with focal head injuries. Patients included in the study were admitted between January 2003 and December 2007 and had sustained a head injury with focal injury and undergone MRI examination including T2∗-weighted imaging. Patients were divided into two groups: (i) a T2∗-positive group – those who had hypointense lesions at sites other than the original injury site as shown by T2∗-weighted MRI (n = 12); and (ii) a control group without hypointense lesions at sites other than the original injury (n = 25). The median Glasgow Outcome Scale score was significantly lower in the T2∗-positive group (median = 4; range = 4–5) than in the control group (median = 5; range = 4–5; p = 0.003). We conclude that patients with a focal head injury and minor traumatic lesions are likely to have a poorer prognosis than patients without additional minor traumatic lesions.
Journal: Journal of Clinical Neuroscience - Volume 18, Issue 4, April 2011, Pages 520–523