EMERGING TRENDS USING VARIOUS TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCEMENTS IN TRAUMATIC BRAIN INURY (TBI) IN WESTERN U.P.
Mohd. Arfat*, Dr. A. K. Gupta, Dr. (Maj.) S.C.Godara and Dr. Yogesh Chand Yadav
ABSTRACT
Objective: To study the various advance technology for the diagnosis of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and find out Emerging trends occur in TBI patients. Methods: The Present study was conducted with 80 patients, age between 02 year to 70 year mean age (36 Years) presenting to emergency department of Uttar Pradesh University of Medical Sciences, Saifai, Etawah, with a history of acute head trauma from October 2016 to March 2017. All patients were examined using 64 slices MDCT and 1.5T MRI Scanner also. Results: Traumatic brain injury caused by various reasons like 65.0% road traffic accidents (RTA) and 20.0% fall from height (FFH) being and 12.5% Assault/hit by hard object and 2.5% are Gunshot injury. Loss of consciousness was the most common complaint of the 58.75% TBI patients followed by 8.45% Vomiting and headache, 20.0% facial injury and 12.5% scalp injury. All TBI patients were diagnosed by MDCT 64 Slices Somatom Sensation Scanner who was observed 36.25% skull fractures, 12.5% Extra Dural hematoma, 13.75% Sub Dural hematoma, 13.75% Sub archnoid haemorrhage, 8.75% Intra cerebral hematoma, 25.0% brain contusions and 11.25% diffuse cerebral edema. Conclusion: Road Traffic Accidents remain the leading cause of trauma in our country. MRI and MDCT is well characterized of the extent and various types of hemorrhages and skull fractures in TBI patients. The present study data is indicated 65.0 % majority of TBI patients is suffered by Road traffic accidents mainly young males with alcoholism.
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