ABSTRACT
A prospective analysis of 106 patients with head injury whose initial Glasgow Coma Scale was 3 to 10, who were managed in a uniform way was analyzed to relate out come to initial Glasgow Coma Scale, combined injuries and secondary systemic insults characterized by serum electrolytes imbalance, arterial gas study, blood pressure, and hemoglobin and hematocrit. The good recovery or moderate disability were achieved by 37% of the patients. The remaining 63% resulted in severe disability, vegetable and death. The poor out come group in comparing with the good outcome group showed lower initial Glasgow Coma Scale and more combined injuries. The five week follow up of secondary systemic insults mean flow showed higher serum Na flow and lower arterial PaO2 flow in poor outcome group.
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Humans , Blood Pressure , Craniocerebral Trauma , Electrolytes , Follow-Up Studies , Glasgow Coma Scale , Glasgow Outcome Scale , Head , Hematocrit , Prospective Studies , VegetablesABSTRACT
An encephalocele is a protrusion of cranial contents beyond the normal confines of the skull, and sincipital variety denotes and encephalocele with an internal cranial defect localized between the frontal and ethmoid bones. Here we report three cases of sincipital encephalocele, which were surgically managed. All patients were boys, and thier deformities were noted since their birth. One patient presented with naso-frontal type of deformity, and the other two with naso-ethmoidal type. The incidence of each type of encephalocele in Korea is still unknown and further study will be necessary in this respect.