Original Research Article I Volume 4 I Issue 4 I 2016

Evaluation of the functional outcome in cases of penetrating brain injuries

Heba Hassan Hanafy; Wael Ahmed Fouad; Ihab Helmy Zidan

Biolife; 2016, 4(4), pp 697-701

DOI:https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7350610

Abstract:

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the functional outcome in cases of penetrating brain injuries using Karnofsky performance scale (KPS). This prospective study was conducted to include 47 patients subjected to penetrating brain injury and admitted to the Emergency Department (ED) of Alexandria Main University Hospital from March 2014 to February 2016.

Keywords:

penetrating traumatic brain injury (pTBI) , karnofsky performance scale (KPS)

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Article Dates:

Received: 4 October 2016; Accepted: 28 November 2016; Published: 5 December 2016

How To Cite:

Heba Hassan Hanafy, Wael Ahmed Fouad, & Ihab Helmy Zidan. (2022). Evaluation of the functional outcome in cases of penetrating brain injuries. Biolife, 4(4), 697–701. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7350610

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