Table 2 Severity of TBI and TBI pathology
From: Characteristics of traumatic brain injury patients with abnormal neuroimaging in Southeast Norway
| Â | N (%) 2153 (100) |
|---|---|
Glasgow coma score | |
 14–15 | 1031 (48) |
 9–13 | 571 (27) |
 6–8 | 250 (12) |
 3–5 | 301 (14) |
Head injury severity score | |
 Minimal | 129 (6) |
 Mild | 857 (40) |
 Moderate | 612 (28) |
 Severe | 555 (26) |
Rotterdam CT score | |
 1–2 | 849 (39) |
 3–4 | 1122 (52) |
 5–6 | 182 (9) |
Basal cisterns | |
 Normal | 1800 (84) |
 Compressed/absent | 352 (16) |
Midline shift | |
  0–5 mm | 1799 (84) |
  > 5 mm | 353 (17) |
Pathology seen on first CTa | |
 Subarachnoid hemorrhage | 1235 (57) |
 Subdural hematoma | 1185 (55) |
 Contusion | 1029 (48) |
 Epidural hematoma | 334 (16) |
 Intraventricular hemorrhage | 254 (12) |
 Skull fracture - basilar | 799 (37) |
 Skull fracture - linear vault | 699 (33) |
 Skull fracture - depressed vault | 122 (6) |
 Penetrating injury | 34 (1.6) |
Traumatic Axonal Injury | |
 MRI done (Yes) | 626 (29) |
 TAI lesion identified (Yes) | 322 (15) |