Brain trauma at the Teaching Hospital Gabriel Touré

AIMS: To evaluate mortality and morbidity related to brain trauma. PATIENTS AND METHODS: It was about a descriptive study done on brain trauma patients admitted to the emergency of the teaching hospital Gabriel Toure from January to august 2004. Every patient admitted for brain trauma with ornote associated lesions was included. A p < 0.05 was considered significant. RESULTS During 8 months time 324 patients have been admitted for brain trauma. The male to female ratio was 3.1. School age and academic populations have represented 79 patients (24.4%). Brain trauma has happened in 268 cases (82.8%) in a context of public way accident. These accidents have concerned pedestrian in 42% of cases (auto-pedestrian or motorcycle-pedestrian). The morbidity rate was 11 %. Conclusion Intracerebral lesion are mostly seen in brain trauma. Being a pedestrian in an accident context may expose to brain trauma.