OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to discover the differences among victims who had traumatic brain injury due to traffic accidents. METHODS Medical record of the head injury patients were analyzed according to their classification as traffic accident victims (pedestrian, motorcyclist or passenger and other motor vehicle deriver or passenger), age, gender, admission type (admitted from ...

BACKGROUND Trauma in pediatric patients is a major cause of death. This study investigated differences between decedents and survivors. Furthermore, an analysis of preventable and potential preventable trauma deaths was conducted and errors in the acute trauma care were investigated. METHODS All patients aged less than 16 years with an Injury Severity Score (ISS) ≥ 16 upon primary admission t...

EEG spectral analyses were conducted from 19 scalp locations for patients with mild (n=40), moderate (n=25), and severe (n=43) traumatic brain injury (TBI), 15 days to 4 years after injury. Severity of TBI was judged by emergency hospital admission records (Glasgow Coma Score and duration of coma and amnesia). Highest-loading EEG variables on each factor that differed significantly between seve...

BACKGROUND Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a psychiatric disorder that results from exposure to a traumatic event and consists of intrusive and unwanted recollections; avoidance followed by emotional withdrawal; and heightened physiologic arousal. Hospitalized victims of suicide bombing attacks (SBAs) are unique because of the circumstances and severity of their injuries, which could af...