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ArticleNigerian medical journal : journal of the Nigeria Medical Association

Computed Tomographic Imaging Appraisal of Traumatic Brain Injury in a Tertiary Hospital in South-South Nigeria: A 6-Year Review.

Felix U Uduma, Philip Chinedu N Okere, Ubong U Ekpene, Timothy E Nottidge

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Article in Nigerian medical journal : journal of the Nigeria Medical Association. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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  1. Computed Tomographic Patterns of Traumatic Brain Injury in a Nigerian Tertiary Hospital.Nigerian medical journal : journal of the Nigeria Medical Association
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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Felix U UdumaDepartment of Radiology, Faculty of Clinical Sciences, University of Uyo, Uyo, Nigeria.
Philip Chinedu N OkereDepartment of Radiation Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Nigeria, Enugu, Nigeria.
Ubong U EkpeneDepartment of Surgery, Neuro-surgical Unit, Faculty of Clinical Sciences, University of Uyo, Uyo, Nigeria.
Timothy E NottidgeDepartment of Trauma and Orthopaedics, Faculty of Clinical Sciences, University of Uyo, Uyo, Nigeria.
University of Uyo · NGUniversity of Nigeria · NG

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundComputed tomography (CT) remains the gold standard in imaging evaluations of traumatic brain injury (TBI). TBI on its own has become a major concern in developing countries with its untoward effects.

objectivesThe objective was to appraise the craniocerebral computed tomograms of patients who had TBIs. MATERIALS AND

methodsA retrospective study of patients who underwent craniocerebral CT on account of head injury in the University of Uyo Teaching Hospital, Uyo, Nigeria, from November 13, 2013 to May 31, 2019 was done. The duration was regardless of the disjointed periods of service interruption. Patients' demographic and CT features were evaluated with application of simple analysis of data.

resultsTwo hundred and thirty-two patients were evaluated with minimum and maximum ages of 6 months and 78 years, respectively. Males were predominant with a ratio of 2.74: 1. Most affected age ranges were 30-39 years (23.27%) and 20-29 (22.84%). Normal brain CT was seen in 44 patients (18.97%). The most frequent lesion in patients with abnormal CT was intracranial hemorrhages (

conclusionTBIs commonly occur among young active males. The most frequent lesion is intracranial hemorrhages with extra-axial bias.

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