Intracranial Pathology in the Elderly with Minor Head Injury

OBJECTIVES: To determine if blunt trauma victims age 65 or greater are at increased risk of significant intracranial injury (SII). The analysis is based on data from the NEXUS II derivation study, which developed a decision rule for indications for head CT in patients (pts) with blunt trauma. METHOD...

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Published in:Academic emergency medicine 2003-05, Vol.10 (5), p.478-478
Main Author: Rathlev, N.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:OBJECTIVES: To determine if blunt trauma victims age 65 or greater are at increased risk of significant intracranial injury (SII). The analysis is based on data from the NEXUS II derivation study, which developed a decision rule for indications for head CT in patients (pts) with blunt trauma. METHODS: This is a prospective, observational study from 18 institutions of all pts who had head CT for blunt traumatic head injury. SII were defined as injuries likely to require alteration in management and were diagnosed by pre-determined radiographic criteria. The prevalence of SII in pts age 65 or greater was compared to pts age
ISSN:1069-6563
1553-2712
DOI:10.1197/aemj.10.5.478-a