Study of Traumatic Head Injuries Using Computerized Tomography Among sudanese Population

Abstract

The traumatic head injuries such as fractures and hemorrhage cause mortality when not early diagnosed and treated. The Research aimed to study the traumatic head injrus for Sudanese population using computed Tomography. the study also aims to classify types of trauma according to the causes of trauma and to explain types of fractures and hemorrhages. The study was conducted in Al Tamayuz Center from January 2018 till March 2018. The study information was collected by data collection sheet for 50 patients(64% were males and 36% were females). The study results showed that road accidents were the most cause of injuries with a percentage of 66%. The types of fracture were as follows: linear fracture 54%, multiple skull fracture 22% and depress fractures 8%. According to CT findings, the study showed that head injuries were subdural hemorrhage which were more common with 32%, hemorrhagic contusion 16%, Epidural hemorrhage 20%, contusion 4%, subarachnoid hemorrhage mid line shift 12% and normal findings constituted 6%. The researcher concluded that the application of CT technique shows head injures more than conventional radiography. The researcher proposed some recommendations which could be helpful in future studies in this field.