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

Br J Neurosurg. 2000 Jun;14(3):219-24. doi: 10.1080/026886900408397.

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 patients was nearly always due to brain/spinal cord injury, rather than musculoskeletal injury. A substantial number of patients with mild or moderate head injuries had significant persisting disability 5 years after injury.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Craniocerebral Trauma / classification
  • Craniocerebral Trauma / complications*
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Health Status Indicators
  • Hospital Units
  • Hospitals, District
  • Hospitals, General
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Multiple Trauma / classification
  • Multiple Trauma / complications*
  • Neurosurgery / organization & administration
  • Outcome Assessment, Health Care
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Trauma Severity Indices