Medicolegal Aspects of Head Trauma
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
Trauma is a critical global health problem. It represents the fifth leading cause of significant disability and is one of the most common causes of mortality in youth and adulthood, as one in 10 deaths worldwide occurred due to trauma.
The head is preferred target for criminal acts and is a favorite place for various pathological lesions .Traumatic head injury (THI)is one of the prevalent causes of global death and disability. lately, head injury (HI) cases have increased in both developed and developing nations. Therefore, it is of great value to evaluate the clinical and pathological features of head injury .
Every injury that results in harm to the scalp, skull or brain can be sort out as a HI which can be caused by traffic mishap, falls, sports and gunshot wounds. Vehicle accidents are one of the most prevalence causes of THI as they are deemed to be one of the main causes of fatality due to road-traffic accidents (RTA) .Among different type of the RTA, motorcycle accidents holds the number one cause of accident in most of the country .
Skull fracture and hemorrhage are common association, which may be present with head trauma and affect the outcome of the case.The skull fractures, especially by blunt force offer varying diagnostic and medico- legal problems to the medical jurists as well as to the clinicians.
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Study Design
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- The aim of the current study is to assess and describe the change in the medicolegal aspects of traumatic head injuries in sohag university hospital [1year]
Expected time for healing and expectance for permanent infirmity
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Diagnosed cases of head trauma
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients with deficient data i.e. escaped, discharged on demand before period of follow up
Contacts and Locations
Locations
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| 1 | Sohag University Hospital | Sohag | Egypt |
Sponsors and Collaborators
- Sohag University
Investigators
None specified.Study Documents (Full-Text)
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Publications
- Chelly H, Bahloul M, Ammar R, Dhouib A, Mahfoudh KB, Boudawara MZ, Chakroun O, Chabchoub I, Chaari A, Bouaziz M. Clinical characteristics and prognosis of traumatic head injury following road traffic accidents admitted in ICU "analysis of 694 cases". Eur J Trauma Emerg Surg. 2019 Apr;45(2):245-253. doi: 10.1007/s00068-017-0885-4. Epub 2017 Dec 12.
- Pearn ML, Niesman IR, Egawa J, Sawada A, Almenar-Queralt A, Shah SB, Duckworth JL, Head BP. Pathophysiology Associated with Traumatic Brain Injury: Current Treatments and Potential Novel Therapeutics. Cell Mol Neurobiol. 2017 May;37(4):571-585. doi: 10.1007/s10571-016-0400-1. Epub 2016 Jul 6. Review.
- Wang J, Han F, Zhao Q, Xia B, Dai J, Wang Q, Huang S, Le C, Li Z, Liu J, Yang M, Wan C, Wang J. Clinicopathological Characteristics of Traumatic Head Injury in Juvenile, Middle-Aged and Elderly Individuals. Med Sci Monit. 2018 May 18;24:3256-3264. doi: 10.12659/MSM.908728.
- Soh-Med-22-05-02