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S. Pal ¹, S. Chatterjee ¹, K. S. Chakrabarty ¹, S. Chatterjee ², C. Chatterjee ³, S. Ghosh ⁴

Affiliations
1 Neurosurgery, Medical college, Kolkata, IN
2 Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, IN
3 Dept. of Microbiology, Burdwan Medical College, IN
4 Dept. of Neurosurgery, I.P.G.M.E.R, S.S.K.M & BIN, Kolkata, IN

Abstract

The incidence of paediatric head injury is growing larger day by day due to various reasons in this era of mechanisation. We tried to evaluate the various aspects of head injury in children like incidence, severity, its clinical and radiological correlation, fatality and outcome etc. in our Institute IPGME&R, Kolkata. One third of total head injured patients were in paediatric age group in our study and it was evident that early evaluation of the injured child with CT scan and referral to neurosurgical centre can save many lives.

Keywords

Head Injury, Children, Neurosurgery

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S. Pal ¹, S. Chattopadhyay ¹, K. S. Chakrabarty ¹, D. Basu ¹, S. Ghosh ², S. Chatterjee ³

Affiliations
1 Medical College, WB University of Health Sciences, Kolkata, IN
2 Bangur Institute of Neuroscience, WB University of Health Sciences, Kolkata, IN
3 Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, IN

Abstract

The most common incomplete cervical spinal injury is central cord syndrome. As defined by Schneider et al in 1954, there is disproportionately greater motor deficit in the upper limbs than in the lower limbs. In this prospective study, 26 in-patients with cervical spine injury with greater motor loss in the upper limbs following the injury were selected. Based on clinical status and radiological findings, 19 were operated upon. Results at 6 weeks and 6 month follow up are discussed. Overall, the results of surgery in these cases were rewarding.

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