MHI was defined as a GCS score of 13 to 15 at the time of admission, with or without LOC. Since the GCS score may vary depending on the person performing the assessment, our study used the initial GCS score given at the time of admission by the attending neurosurgeon for consistency.

Assessment of the head injury patient should include airway, cervical spine protection, breathing, circulation, and haemorrhage control followed by the GCS. The GCS score should be used in the assessment of all patients with head injury by trained healthcare providers.

The severity of head injury can be classified according the presenting Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) is the cumulative sum of the scale in each component score: Mild head injury (MHI): GCS 13 to 15 Moderate head injury: GCS 9 to 12

According to HISS, a child with mild head injury (MHI) is has GCS of 14 points, brief LOC under 5 minutes, and PTA. MHI is of great importance in children, because of possibility of multiple posttraumatic neurobehavioral sequelles.[ 14 ]

Nov 1, 2009 · GCS score, loss of consciousness (LOC), age and skull fracture were identified as independent risk factors for intracranial lesions.

Oct 20, 2016 · Most (up to 95 %) of head injuries are classified as mild head injury (MHI), commonly defined as Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) 13-15 with the presence of certain risk factors such as loss of consciousness (LOC) and/or amnesia [2, 3].

Patients with a lower GCS score had a higher percentage of abnormal scans than those with a GCS score of either 14 or 15. The present findings suggest that a MHI can be associated with significant morbidity, and that a MHI group does not constitute a homogeneous pool of patients.

It is defined as a level of consciousness assessed at presentation of Japan Coma Scale of 0-3 and Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) of 13-15. The most important treatment consideration for a physician who examines a patient with MHI is to decide whether the patient can be allowed home or should be hospitalized.

Sep 27, 2018 · While there is agreement that MHI patients with Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) scores of 13-14/15 may well benefit, there is doubt as to the clinical utility of routine CT head scanning in MHI patients with GCS scores of 15/15.

Admission GCS score, focal neurological deficits, and fractures detected by skull radiography were found to be statistically significant predictors of positive findings on CT. Seven percent of patients required surgical intervention.