The World Health Organisation (WHO) considers Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) to be a worldwide menace that cuts across all the continents. It is a major public health problem due to its high incidence and socioeconomic burden to the society. In Egypt, injuries burden is significant as it was the fifth leading cause of death in 2004. Also, it's considered as a hidden epidemic due to under-reporting. Progressive intracranial haemorrhage is a common occurrence in patients with intracranial haemorrhage (ICH). It increases the probability of secondary injury to the brain. Previous studies have shown that the final size of the haematoma has a greater impact to the patient outcome as compared to the initial size of the ICH. The prognosis is worse with patients with progressive intracranial haemorrhage (PIH).
Aim of the work:
The aim of this study was to determine the incidence of PIH in patients with TBI and the potential risk factors that cause PIH.