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Association Among Duration of Unconsciousness, Glasgow Coma Scale, and Cranial Computed Tomography Abnormalities in Head-Injured Children
Abstract
The impact of head trauma leads to generation of forces that cause both the intracranial injuries and loss of consciousness. Glasgow Coma Score (GCS) and cranial CT scan are widely used to gauge the severity of head injury. Milder cranial impacts insufficient to cause intracranial injuries generally cause no or minimal loss of consciousness. Nevertheless, cases with contradictory findings are also seen. This study was undertaken to find out the association among the three above-stated variables. A knowledge of such an association can enable the attending clinician in prognosticating a cranial injury and selecting out those patients with mild head injuries who deserve closer observation. While a significant positive association was found between duration of unconsciousness and GCS, no signifficant association of either of these variables with CT scan findings was noted.
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It has been established that loss of consciousness and time spent unconscious following a head injury are indicative of the severity of a head injury and neurological damage.
“It has been established that loss of consciousness and time spent unconscious following a head injury are indicative of the severity of a head injury and neurological damage [63,64,65,66].”
From Head Injury and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: Population-Based Study from the National ALS Registry (2025) · cites this paper as [65]
A study on head injuries in children in India found that as the duration of time spent unconscious increased, so did the severity of head injury, as determined by increasing scores on the Glasgow Coma Scale.
“Similarly, a study on head injuries in children in India also found that as the duration of time spent unconscious increased, so did the severity of head injury, as determined by increasing scores on the Glasgow Coma Scale [65].”
From Head Injury and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: Population-Based Study from the National ALS Registry (2025) · cites this paper as [65]
Longer periods of unconsciousness are linked to more severe head injuries and neurological deficits.
“Longer periods of unconsciousness are linked to more severe head injuries and neurological deficits [63,64,65,66].”
From Head Injury and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: Population-Based Study from the National ALS Registry (2025) · cites this paper as [65]
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- Authors
- Ratan, S. K., Pandey, R. M., & Ratan, J.
- Affiliations
- Safdarjang Hospital (IN)
- All India Institute of Medical Sciences (IN)
- Sitaram Bhartia Institute of Science and Research (IN)
- ORCID
- Ratan, Simmi K.
- Venue
- Clinical Pediatrics
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2001-07
- Volume
- 40
- Issue
- 7
- Pages
- 375-378
- ISSN
- 0009-9228 (ISSN-L)
- 1938-2707
- OpenAlex
- W2118613124
- Cited by
- 12
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2025: 1 · 2018: 1 · 2017: 1 · 2016: 1 · 2015: 1 · 2013: 1
- FWCI
- 0.45
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Clinical Pediatrics (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Clinical Neurology › Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Clinical Neurology › Traumatic Brain Injury Research
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Emergency Medicine › Trauma and Emergency Care Studies
- Keywords
- pediatric head injury, duration of unconsciousness, Glasgow Coma Scale, intracranial injury, mild traumatic brain injury, prognostic factors, loss of consciousness
- MeSH terms
- Child, Child, Preschool, Female, Craniocerebral Trauma, Humans, Male, Probability, Prognosis, Prospective Studies, Risk Factors, Sensitivity and Specificity, Time Factors, Tomography, X-Ray Computed, Unconsciousness, Glasgow Coma Scale, Injury Severity Score, Chi-Square Distribution
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