Hafiz Muhammad Shahzad Aziz, Ufaq Ishtiaq, Shaista Mehmood, Nasir Raza Awan.
Relationship of Glasgow coma scale and CT scan brain findings in head trauma patients of different age groups.
J Sharif Med Dent Coll Jan ;3(02):57-62.

Objective: To determine the relationship between GCS score and CT scan brain findings in head trauma patients of different age groups. Methodology: This was a cross-sectional descriptive epidemiological study. It included 45 head injury patients who presented to the Emergency Department of Sharif Medical City Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan and underwent a CT scan. The Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score of the patients at the time of presentation to the Emergency Department was calculated and the data was filled in the questionnaire. Results: Most of the patients were adults i.e they belonged to the age group 19-60 years (68.9%). Out of the 45 patients, 66.7% had a mild, 24.4% had a moderate and only 8.9% had a severe GCS score. The most common CT scan finding in patients with head trauma was a linear fracture (40%) with contusions being the second most common finding (17.8%). Our results showed that 20% of the patients with a severe GCS score had multiple findings on their CT scan reports whereas only 4.5% of the patients with severe GCS had a single CT scan finding. There is a strong association between the GCS score of the patients and the number of findings on their CT bran scan reports. Most of the patients with severe head injury had the subarachnoid hemorrhage. Conclusion: This study showed that there is a strong relationship between the GCS score of the patients with head injury and the likelihood of multiple findings on their CT scan reports. Keywords: Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS). CT Scan Brain. Head Trauma

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