@article{ref1,
title="Pattern of head injuries in Malta (EU): A small Mediterranean island",
journal="British journal of neurosurgery",
year="2011",
author="Agius, Shawn and Ansari, Sohail and Zrinzo, Antoine",
volume="26",
number="2",
pages="212-215",
abstract="We have reviewed all acute neurosurgical admissions between December 2007 and December 2009. Hundred and nine (46.6%) of our admissions were head injuries. A subdural haematoma(SDH) was found in 51.4%(56) of the head injuries. Of these, 50/56 presented with a Glasgow Coma Scale(GCS) of 14 to 15, 41.1% (23) of these SDH needed surgery. The commonest mode of injury was falls [67.9%(74) of head injuries]. Risk factors for falls are co-morbidities which are particular to an elderly population, these include osteoarthritis and audio/ visual impairment. Falls are more common in rural areas where elderly are more likely to feel comfortable to walk and sustain trivial falls resulting in chronic subdural heamatomas.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0268-8697",
doi="10.3109/02688697.2011.609920",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/02688697.2011.609920"
}