@article{ref1,
title="Study of pattern of traumatic brain injury in a series of 50 cases of head injuries",
journal="Indian journal of forensic medicine and toxicology",
year="2015",
author="Sumangala, C. N. and Vijayakumar, B. J. and Pravinkumar, N. K.",
volume="9",
number="2",
pages="80-83",
abstract="Traumatic brain injuries are posing high burden of mortality and morbidity in the world with particular threat to developing nation like India, which is heading towards ultra-modernization at rapid pace. The major load of such injuries lies on road Road Traffic accidents, industrial Accidents, Domestic accidents, fall from height and physical assaults. <br><br>METHODology  The present study was carried out in the Mortuary, of Bowring and Lady Curzon Hospital, Bangalore attached to the Department of Forensic Medicine, Bangalore Medical College, Bangalore, over a period of two year from January 2003 to January 2005. A total of 57 cases of deaths due to TBI have been studied. The study was a cross-sectional study. <br><br>RESULTS  RTA is leading cause of traumatic brain injuries among all with 71.93% followed by fall 22.81%. All the causes showed male predominance with males involved being 92.68% and most vulnerable age group was those in 3rd, 4th and 5th decade of life.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0973-9122",
doi="10.5958/0973-9130.2015.00079.1",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.5958/0973-9130.2015.00079.1"
}