Head injury in the severely injured: long-term follow-up in 157 patients

Authors
Dunn, LT Patterson, M Boot, DA
Citation
Lt. Dunn et al., Head injury in the severely injured: long-term follow-up in 157 patients, BR J NEUROS, 14(3), 2000, pp. 219-224
Citations number
41
Categorie Soggetti
Neurology
Journal title
BRITISH JOURNAL OF NEUROSURGERY
ISSN journal
02688697 → ACNP
Volume
14
Issue
3
Year of publication
2000
Pages
219 - 224
Database
ISI
SICI code
0268-8697(200006)14:3<219:HIITSI>2.0.ZU;2-X
Abstract
Ninety-two patients with head injury in the context of multiple injury were followed up 5 years after injury. Severe disability in this group of patie nts was nearly always due to brain/spinal cord injury, rather than musculos keletal injury. A substantial number of patients with mild or moderate head injuries had significant persisting disability 5 years after injury.