HYPOTHESES A majority of trauma patients with known seizure disorder with seizure activity were noncompliant with their medications, normal neurologic examination findings would predict negative results of head computed tomography (CT) scans, and the yield of CT scans would be insufficient to justify their routine use. DESIGN Retrospective consecutive case series. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Bloo...

Traumatic brain injury(TBI) occurs when an external force traumatically injures the brain. TBI is a leading cause of death and disability. A complex pathophysiological cascade of cellular events is involved in it. Experimental models have shown that TBI results in a significant increase in glucose utilization following injury. Hyperglycemia aggravates underlying brain damage by causing free rad...