Citation

Magu S, Mishra DS, Gandhi SB. J. Indian Med. Assoc. 1998; 96(1): 13-15.

Affiliation

Department of Radiology, Pt BD Sharma Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1998, Indian Medical Association)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

9601184

Abstract

Computed tomograms of 107 patients of head trauma in the paediatric age group were evaluated. Generalised brain swelling (44%) and falx sign (44%) were the commonest findings observed in the computed tomograms. The overall mortality was 16.8% of which all except one were those with Glasgow coma scale between 3 and 7.

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