Volume : IX, Issue : V, May - 2020

CT EVALUATION OF SEQUELAE OF HEAD INJURY

Dr. Ram Krishna Jha

Abstract :

CT is a rapid non invasive safe and highly accurate for evaluation of patients with head trauma. In addition to its value as an acute diagnostic aid sequential CT scanning is useful in evaluating longer term post traumatic deficits that require differential management decision. Therapeutic program and rehabilitation goals can be realistically applied. The present study was an evaluation of the CT findings in 75 selected cases of cranial trauma sequelae. An attempt was also made to correlate the radiological findings with the clinical presentation of the head injured patients remote from the time of injury. The cases were evaluated clinically with special respect to neurologic, psychiatric and mental function status. They were subjected to CT examination of the ain. Majority of these patients presented with sequelae within the first year since the time of injury. Clinical symptomatology was varied with headache, the most frequent symptom (21%) followed by hemiplegia (11.6%) and seizures (10.8%). Abnormal behavior and impaired memory were net (8.5% each). 9 cases (6.97%) each of language speech disorders and impaired intelligence were seen. The CT findings encountered during the study were focal encaphalomalacia / gliosis (34%). Chronic subdural collection (14%), Hydrocephalus (12%), Porencephaly (8.2%) and normal scan (7%). Infarcts, Abscesses and growing fracture were also noted.

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CT EVALUATION OF SEQUELAE OF HEAD INJURY, Dr. Ram Krishna Jha PARIPEX-INDIAN JOURNAL OF RESEARCH : Volume-9 | Issue-5 | May-2020

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