Comparative study of traumatic and spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage.

Object: Spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage (SICH) and traumatic intracerebral hemorrhage (TICH) are common disorders. The authors planned to study how these two types of hemorrhage behave pathologically and clinically to gain further insight into their causes, pathogeneses, indications for surgical intervention, and prognoses.

Methods: Prospectively filled databases of demographic, clinical, radiological, and outcome details have been maintained for all patients admitted to the Regional Neurosciences Centre with head injury since 1987 and with SICH since 1993.

Audit of head injury management in the Northern Region.

Head injury is a major cause of mortality and morbidity in the UK and is more prevalent among children and young adults. However, certain factors that contribute to deaths and brain damage can be audited. This article describes an audit of head injury management conducted by the Northern Regional Head Injury Group.