Elderly pedestrian neurotrauma: A descriptive study from a premier neurotrauma center in India

Ashok Munivenkatappa; Nupur Pruthi; Mariamma Philip; Bhagavatula I Devi; Sampath Somanna

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); 29-32

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10.4103/0976-3147.105606

Elderly pedestrian neurotrauma: A descriptive study from a premier neurotrauma center in India

Ashok Munivenkatappa, Nupur Pruthi^,, Mariamma Philip, Bhagavatula I Devi, Sampath Somanna

Departments of Neurosurgery, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore, Karnataka, India

1 Departments of Bio‑stastitics, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore, Karnataka, India

Dr. Nupur Pruthi Department of Neurosurgery, National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences Hosur Road, Bangalore, Karnataka India pruthi_nupur@yahoo.co.in

Journal of Neurosciences in Rural Practice

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Context: Experience with elderly pedestrian neurotrauma at a major neurotrauma tertiary center. Aims: To highlight the specific injuries and outcome of the elderly pedestrian neurotrauma patients within the city of Bangalore and its surrounding districts. Settings and Design: A retrospective study consisting of demographic data, clinical findings, radiological details, and outcomes. Materials and Methods: A study was conducted at the casualty services, in which 143 consecutive elderly pedestrian (age >60 years) head injury victims were studied from June to September 2009. The records from the hospital mortuary were analyzed from 2007 to 2009. An analysis of 77 elderly patients who died as a pedestrian in accidents during this period was performed. Statistical Analysis Used: SPSS 15. Results: The elderly pedestrians constituted 27% (143/529) of all pedestrian traumas. Two wheelers were the most common accident vehicle (56.6%, 81/143). Most of the injuries (38.5%, 55/143) occurred during peak traffic hours, that is, 4 pm to 9 pm. Majority sustained moderate to severe head injury (61%, 87/143). More than three‑fourths of patients required a computed tomography (CT) scan (77%, 110/143), in which there was a higher frequency of contusion (31.5%, 45/143), and subdural hemorrhage (23.1%, 33/143). Most of the injured (43.3%, 13/30) underwent surgery for intracranial hematoma. The mortality rate was 22.8% (8/35). Nearly one‑fourth of conducted postmortems among pedestrians belonged to the elderly age group (77/326, 23.6%). Conclusions: Elderly pedestrian neurotrauma patients sustain a more severe injury as evident by poorer Glasgow Coma Score (GCS) scores and CT scan findings, and hence have a higher mortality rate.

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Bangalore

elderly pedestrian

neurotrauma

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[1] Tokdemir M, Kafadar H, Turkoglu A, Deveci S. E., Colak C, . Comparison of the severity of traumatic brain injuries in pedestrians and occupants of motor vehicles admitted to firat health center: A five-year series in an Eastern Turkish city. Med Sci Monit. 2009;15:PI1-4.
[Google Scholar]

[2] Gururaj G, . Road traffic injury prevention in India. Bangalore: National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences; 2006. Publication No, 56
[Google Scholar]

[3] Wang Z, Jiang J, . An overview of research advances in road traffic trauma in China. Traffic Inj Prev. 2003;4:9-16.
[Google Scholar]

[4] Yeung J. H., Chang A. L., Ho W, So F. L., Graham C. A., Cheng B, et al. . High risk trauma in older adults in Hong Kong: A multicentre study. Injury. 2008;39:1034-41.
[Google Scholar]

[5] Bureau , . National Crime Records. Accidental deaths and suicides in India. Ministry of Home Affairs. New Delhi: Government of India; 2007.
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[6] Takanishi D. M. Jr, Yu M, Morita S. Y., . Increased fatalities and cost of traumatic injuries in elderly pedestrians in Hawaii: A challenge for prevention and outreach. Asia Pac J Public Health. 2008;20:327-39.
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[7] Abou-Raya S, ElMeguid L. A., . Road traffic accidents and the elderly. Geriatr Gerontol Int. 2009;9:290-7.
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[8] Gorrie C. A., Rodriguez M, Sachdev P, Duflou J, Waite P. M., . Increased neurofibrillary tangles in the brains of older pedestrians killed in traffic accidents. Dement Geriatr Cogn Disord. 2006;22:20-6.
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[9] Selway J. S., Soderstrom C. A., Kufera J. A., . Alcohol use and testing among older trauma victims in Maryland. J Trauma. 2008;65:442-6.
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[10] Romero-Ortuno R, Cogan L, Cunningham C. U., Kenny R. A., . Do older pedestrians have enough time to cross roads in Dublin? A critique of the Traffic Management Guidelines based on clinical research findings. Age Ageing. 2010;39:80-6.
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[11] Beck L. F., Paulozzi L. J., Davidson S. C., . Pedestrian fatalities, Atlanta Metropolitan Statistical Area and United States, 2000-2004. J Safety Res. 2007;38:613-6.
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[12] Small T. J., Sheedy J. M., Grabs A. J., . Cost, demographics and injury profile of adult pedestrian trauma in inner Sydney. ANZ J Surg. 2006;76:43-7.
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[16] Akkose Aydin S, Bulut M, Fedakar R, Ozgurer A, Ozdemir F, . Trauma in the elderly patients in Bursa. Ulus Travma Acil Cerrahi Derg. 2006;12:230-4.
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Elderly pedestrian neurotrauma: A descriptive study from a premier neurotrauma center in India

Abstract

ABSTRACT

Keywords

Bangalore

elderly pedestrian

neurotrauma

Conflicts of interest

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