Neurology Research International / 2016 / Article / Tab 1 / Research Article
Assessment and Predicting Factors of Repeated Brain Computed Tomography in Traumatic Brain Injury Patients for Risk-Stratified Care Management: A 5-Year Retrospective Study Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics.
Characteristic Total ( ) Male 101 (69.7%) Age (year) 52.0 ± 22 >50 years old 71 (49%) Mechanism Motor vehicle accident 10 (6.9%) Motorcycle accident 44 (30.3%) High fall 13 (9.0%) Low impact fall 55 (37.9%) Body assault 11 (7.6%) Others 12 (8.2%) Underlying disease Diabetes mellitus 23 (15.9%) Hypertension 47 (32.4%) Ischemic heart disease 14 (9.7%) Cerebrovascular disease 11 (7.6%) Medication Aspirin 26 (17.9%) Warfarin 6 (4.1%) Clopidogrel 8 (5.5%) ISS 20.6 ± 9 ISS > 19 73 (50.3%) Brain AIS 3.9 ± 1 AIS > 4 33 (22.8%) Result of initial brain CT Epidural hematoma 28 (19.3%) Subdural hematoma 92 (63.4%) Subarachnoid hemorrhage 81 (55.9%) Hemorrhagic contusion 82 (56.6%) Intraventricular hemorrhage 10 (6.9%) Diffuse axonal injury 14 (9.7%) Skull fracture 61 (42.1%) Base of skull fracture 14 (9.7%)