1Assistant Professor, Department of Radiology, KIMS, Bhubaneswar, Odisha
2Associate Professor, Department of Radiology, KIMS, Bhubaneswar, Odisha
3Junior Resident, Department of Radiology, KIMS, Bhubaneswar, Odisha
*Corresponding Author: Dr Ranjan Kumar Sahoo Associate Professor, Department of Radiology, Kalinga Institute of Medical science, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, 751024, e-mail: darierdarier2000@gmail.com
Online published on 23 December, 2019.
Head injury is the common cause of mortality and mobility in elderly in a developing country like India. Data of geriatric head injury epidemiology is scant in literature in Indian population. The purpose of the study was to assess the pattern of Computed Tomography (CT) findings in head injury patients at the tertiary referral centre in eastern India.
CT image data of 234 geriatric patients (more than 60 years of age) with head injury between January 2016 to June 2019 duration were retrieved from radiology data storage and analysed by two radiologists for pattern of head injuries, anatomical distribution and age, sex predilection.
Male to female ratio was 2.9: 1 and common cause for trauma was road traffic accident (RTA) (65.8%) followed by falls (31%). Extra axial lesions (75.5%) were most common finding. SDH was the most common pattern among all (60%) followed by contusion (16%). Temporo-parietal bone was most commonly involved skull bone fracture.
The prevalence of traumatic head injury in elderly is high in the study. Head injuries more common in males than females. Extra axial lesions are most common findings with SDH as the most common pattern seen in elderly.
Computed Tomography, subdural haemorrhage, trauma, brain, injury
