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Surgical Management of Closed Head Injury

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Last updated: 03 Jan 2025

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Background: Closed-head injury is a type of traumatic brain injury in which the skull and dura mater remain intact. Closed-head injuries are the leading cause of death in children under 4 years old and the most common cause of physical disability and cognitive impairment in young people. Objective: The study aimed to evaluate cases of closed head injury as regard clinical picture, investigations, surgical management, outcome, and prognosis. Patient and methods: A prospective study was conducted on Sixty Two patients, twenty two of them were subjected to surgery. Many preoperative factors were studied to evaluate the prognosis of such cases. Results: Among 62 cases, 22 cases were submitted to surgery 17 extradural hematomas (EDH) were submitted to surgery, some associated with sub arachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) and acute subdural hematomas (SDH). Conclusion: Early diagnosis and management of primary lesion of closed head injury is very important to prevent secondary brain injury.

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10.21608/ejhm.2020.67676

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Glasgow coma scale, post-concussion syndrome, Computerized tomography, Traumatic brain injury

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Ahmed Swailam

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Mohamed

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Department of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine for girls Al-Azhar University

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Mahmoud Mahmoud

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El Hendawy

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Department of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine for girls Al-Azhar University

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Shymaa Adel

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Ismail

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Department of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine for girls Al-Azhar University

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78

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1

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10074

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2020-01-01

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2020-01-06

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2020-01-01

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48

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55

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1687-2002

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2090-7125

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The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine

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Surgical Management of Closed Head Injury

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22 Jan 2023