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1892566

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1991-10-24
pubmed:abstractText
During a 6-year period (1984-89), 31 patients were treated at Rambam Medical Center with penetrating craniocerebral injuries (PCCI) not associated with military action. Eighteen (58%) patients died during their initial hospitalization; only two of them had admission Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) above five. The admission GCS coupled with the mode of injury (type of missile and motivation of shooting) were valuable for early accurate prognosis assessment. Patients with admission GCS of 3 and 4 invariably died despite rapid treatment and attempted haematoma evacuation. The neurological status, CT appearance, as well as the motivation of shooting should be considered in order to assess accurately the possible outcome. Compared with our military series of 113 patients with PCCI, there were more extensive injuries, although the mean period until neurosurgical treatment was the same. Long-term complications connected to dural tears remote from the entrance wound occurred in three of the survivors.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0268-8697
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
5
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
241-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1991
pubmed:articleTitle
Penetrating craniocerebral injuries in civilians.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Neurosurgery, Rambam Medical Center, School of Medicine, Technion Institute, Haifa, Israel.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article