title: Head trauma and leucocytosis.
abstract: A prospective analysis of 153 cases of head trauma was conducted with respect to their white blood cell counts. A white blood cell count exceeding 20 x 10(6)/l is associated with a poor clinical grade on admission and with a 96% mortality as opposed to that of a 23% mortality for those with slightly lower or slightly above normal white blood cell count. The sensitivity for this level is a mortality of 96% while the specificity is 77%.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Gazi University, Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Keskil
authors.forename: M K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Baykaner
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ceviker
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Aykol
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000276:immunology* / Q000401:mortality; D005260:Female; D015600:Glasgow Coma Scale; D006801:Humans; D007958:Leukocyte Count; D007964:Leukocytosis / Q000276:immunology* / Q000401:mortality; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D011446:Prospective Studies; D015996:Survival Rate; D016896:Treatment Outcome