TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2007//
TI  - An unusual presentation of a minor head injury sustained during a game of rugby
JO  - Emergency medicine journal
A1  - Rimal, Debesh
A1  - Thapa, Sonu R.
A1  - Munasinghe, Namal
A1  - Errington, Mark
SP  - 485
EP  - 486
VL  - 24
IS  - 7
N2  - In the UK, about 2% of the population attend the accident and emergency (A&E) department every year after a head injury. A majority of the patients have minor head injury and are discharged. Studies reveal that patients who reattend the A&E after a minor head injury represent a high-risk group. Concussion injuries are common and not all require treatment at the time of presentation. However, some may worsen after initial presentation and develop signs of serious head injury. A case of minor head injury as a result of head butt during a game of rugby, not associated with alteration in conscious state or focal neurological signs, and subsequent development of frontal lobe abscess a month later is reported. It is important that patients fit to be discharged at the time of consultation are discharged in the care of a responsible adult with clear head injury instruction sheets and are advised to return should their symptoms change. A high index of suspicion should be maintained and an early imaging technique, such as CT scan should be considered in patients reattending the A&E with persistent symptoms even after minor head injury.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1472-0205
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/emj.2006.042895
ID  - ref1
ER  -