Open AccessIncidental cranial CT findings in head injury patients in a Nigerian tertiary hospital
Author(s) -
Godwin Ogbole,
Amos Olufemi Adeleye,
Mayowa Owolabi,
Richard Busayo Olatunji,
Bolutife P. Yusuf
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of emergencies, trauma and shock
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.313
H-Index - 29
eISSN - 0974-519X
pISSN - 0974-2700
DOI - 10.4103/0974-2700.155499
Subject(s) - medicine , radiological weapon , head injury , retrospective cohort study , head trauma , radiology , population , cohort , computed tomography , pediatrics , surgery , environmental health
Incidental findings on computed tomography (CT) scans are occasionally noted in patients presenting with head injury. Since it can be assumed that head injured patients are of normal health status before the accident, these findings may be a representation of their frequency in the general population. Our aim was to determine the prevalence of such incidental findings among head injured patients in Nigeria's foremost center of clinical neurosciences.