Table 2.
Description of Traumatic Intracranial CT Head Lesions.
| Characteristics | Male patients | Female patients | Total | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N = 26 | N = 10 | N = 36 | ||
| Intracranial lesions on head CT* | ||||
| Subarachnoid hemorrhage | 12 (46%) | 6 (60% | 18 (50%) | 0.711 |
| Subdural hematoma | 10 (39%) | 4 (40%) | 14 (39%) | 0.999 |
| Epidural hematoma | 2 (8%) | 0 (0) | 2 (6%) | 0.999 |
| Contusion/parenchymal hemorrhage | 8 (31%) | 2 (20%) | 10 (28%) | 0.689 |
| Traumatic axonal injury/petechia | 3 (12%) | 3 (30%) | 6 (17%) | 0.317 |
| Pneumocephalus | 3 (12%) | 2 (20%) | 5 (14%) | 0.603 |
| Midline shift | 1 (4%) | 1 (10%) | 2 (6%) | 0.484 |
| Basal skull fracture | 3 (12%) | 3 (30%) | 6 (17%) | 0.317 |
| Skull fracture (depressed/comminuted) | 7 (27%) | 3 (30% | 10 (28%) | 0.999 |
| Number of different lesions | ||||
| 1 | 10 (39%) | 3 (30%) | 13 (36%) | |
| 2 | 10 (39%) | 3 (30%) | 13 (36%) | |
| 3 | 5 (19%) | 2 (20%) | 7 (19%) | 0.496 |
| 4 | 1 (4%) | 1 (10%) | 2 (6%) | |
| 5 | 0 (0) | 1 (10%) | 1 (3%) | |
| Rotterdam CT score | ||||
| Rotterdam score | 1.7 (1.4–1.9) | 1.7 (1.2–2.2) | 1.7 (1.5–1.9) | 0.974 |
| Risk of 6-month mortality | 5% (3.1–6.9) | 5.1% (1.4–8.8) | 5 (3.4–6.6) | 0.956 |
*Some patients have more than one lesion type.