Acute behavioral changes as a diagnostic factor of intracranial injuries among the elderly population with mild traumatic brain injury - retrospective cross-sectional study

Acute behavioral changes as a diagnostic factor of intracranial injuries among the elderly population with mild traumatic brain injury - retrospective cross-sectional study

Mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) is one of the most common trauma-related diagnoses treated in emergency departments, especially among the geriatric population. Higher age alone is often an indication for a computed tomography (CT) scan, even when, approximately 90% of these scans do not reveal intracranial injuries. Incorporation of new diagnostic parameters into indication schemes for CT scans could improve the efficiency and reduce unnecessary imaging. The primary outcome of this study was to evaluate the association of acute behavioral changes among elderly patients treated for mTBI with the prevalence of intracranial injuries diagnosed by CT scans.

Marian Sedlak, Satria Nur Sya’ban, Jozef Dragasek, Kornelia Hutnanova, Eva Sedlakova, Radoslav Morochovic & Rastislav Burda

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12873-025-01208-w

https://link.springer.com/journal/12873

29 march 2025

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