Non-missile Penetrating Head Trauma,Cases Registry in Sohag University Hospital

A retrospective study was done in Neurosurgery trauma unit, Sohag University. Eighteen patients reported with different mechanisms of trauma. All patients clinically tested involving neurological evaluation. Computed tomography brain was done for them at the time of admission. Cautious removal of the penetrating object with local debridement of surrounding tissues including skin, skull, dura and brain tissue and watertight closure of the dura should be done. Patients transferred to the Intensive care unit (ICU) for 48 - 72 hours.

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Key information

Conditions

Head Injuries With Non Missile Penetrating Objjects Brain Diseases Brain Injuries Brain Injuries, Traumatic Central Nervous System Diseases Craniocerebral Trauma Nervous System Diseases Trauma, Nervous System Wounds and Injuries

Age range

4 year–39 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

About this study

Traumatic intracranial penetration of foreign non-missile object rarely occurs. Early mortality may be caused by hemorrhages, major vascular injury or contusions; while epileptic seizures and infections are among the possible complications in later stages. Complete excision of the foreign object should be done for all patients and any dural and/or vascular injuries should be repaired during surgical treatment.

Neurological level, hemodynamic and respiratory status at hospital admission, type of penetrating the object, pupil size, and reactivity, as the CT findings, all these factors will affect the prognosis so they should be evaluated carefully before the decision of the line of management. Intracranial infection, CSF leak and recurrent attacks of convulsions are the most common complications.

Our goal in this study to report cases with non-missile penetrating head injuries and evaluate the possible predictive factors in a series of 18 patients sustaining penetrating head injuries, admitted to our hospital over a period of 2 years, to be used as a guide for the surgical management.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

Any patient with penetrating head trauma

Exclusion criteria

missile penetrating head injuries

Treatment and study plan

Debridement and dural repair

Procedure

Other names: Removal of foreign bodies with dural and vascular repair

Primary outcomes

(Glasgow Coma Scale)(GCS) to evaluate non-Missile Penetrating Brain Injuries

Time frame: 2 years

Descriptive scale grades from (3 to 15). 3 is worst and 15 is the best

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Sohag University

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Registry information

Official study title

Non-Missile Penetrating Brain Injuries, Cases Registry in Sohag University Hospital

Acronym: trauma

Important dates

Study start: 2012
Primary completion: 2014
Study completion: 2014
First posted: Dec 7, 2018
Registry last updated: Dec 10, 2018

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