Predictors of outcome in civilian gunshot wounds to the head

2014134 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Bizhan Aarabi

Babak Tofighi · State of Maryland

Joseph A. Kufera

Jeffrey A. Hadley · Office of Chief Medical Examiner

Edward S. Ahn · Johns Hopkins University

Carnell Cooper

Jacek M. Malik · Salisbury University

Neal J. Naff · Johns Hopkins University

Abstract

Admission GCS score, trajectory of the missile track, APR to light, and patency of basal cisterns were significant determinants of outcome in civilian GSWH.

Topics & Keywords

Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques Traumatic Ocular and Foreign Body Injuries

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Journal of neurosurgery

Volume 120, Issue 5, pp. 1138-1146

DOI: 10.3171/2014.1.jns131869

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