Cranial Computed Tomography in Trauma

The British Society of Rehabilitation Medicine has defined the scale of head injuries as mild (Glasgow coma score 13-15), moderate (9-12) and severe (<9). The society reveals some interesting facts that after moderate head injuries 63% of pat ients remain disabled one year af ter their accident and after severe injuries the figure rises to 85%. Of those who sustained minor head injuries, 79% suffered severe headaches, 59% suffered memory problems and 34% unemployed three months after the injury. Only 45% of patients who have suffered a minor head injury fully recovered a year later.