ISSN: 2573-1734
Authors: Alatrash FM*
Objective: To determine how frequently patients who have experienced head trauma have intracranial bleeding Materials and Methods: This study concluded a total of 206 patients with criminal head injury, 176 from Tripoli governorate hospitals and 30 cases from Zawia governorate hospital, the study was conducted in the Department of Forensic Medicine department of the judicial expertise center . The age of cases ranged from 11 to 80 years old, cases from both sex were included. Results: 25 (15.3%) of the 206 head injury patients had traumatic intracranial bleeding visible on a computed tomography scan. In the 25 patients, there were 9 (36%) subdural hemorrhages, 5 (20%) subarachnoid hemorrhages, 7 (28%) epidural hemorrhages, and 4 (16%) intraparenchymal hemorrhages. The 165 patients had 71 (43.1%) road traffic accidents, 39 (23.6%) history of falls, and 55 (33.33%) other types of traumatic injuries. It was found that the age range of 16 to 30 years had the highest frequency of cerebral bleeding. Intracranial hemorrhage was more common in men (72%) than women. Conclusion: According to this study, a CT scan revealed intracranial hemorrhages in 15.3% of head injury patients. The most frequent type of hemorrhage in this study was subdural. Compared to other traumatic injuries, the presence of cerebral bleeding was most frequently related to traffic accidents.
Keywords: Intracranial Hemorrhage; Computed Tomography; Subdural Hematoma; Extradural Hematoma; Subarachnoid Hematoma