title: Clinico-statistical and morphological aspects of severe traumatic brain injuries.
abstract: Traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) represent a problem of public health all over the world if we consider its incidence, mortality and the big social costs. The increase of road and train traffic, the development of industry, the growth of alcohol consumption, the emergence and increase of terrorist attacks have led to more frequent and severe TBIs. There were registered 3260 deaths at the Institute of Forensic Medicine in Craiova, Romania, between 2010 and 2014; they were the result of severe traumas, 622 (19.07%) being caused by TBIs. The most affected by TBIs were men (the men÷women ratio was of 3÷1) and the elderly, mainly in the rural area. The main risk factor was alcohol intake; about 44% of the deceased people were under alcohol influence. The forensic examination highlighted the severity of cerebral meningeal lesions, the most frequent being cerebral and vascular lesions. The histopathological and immunohistochemical examinations emphasized various microscopic changes in accordance with the severity of the trauma and the time passed from impact until death.
authors: Department of Forensic Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova, Romania; zorilavaly@yahoo.com.au.
authors: Charoula
authors: C
authors: Florou
authors: Andreea Lavinia
authors: AL
authors: Zorilă
authors: Marian Valentin
authors: MV
authors: Zorilă
authors: Magdalena Alice
authors: MA
authors: Marinescu
authors: Cristina Maria
authors: CM
authors: Andrei
authors: Raluca Maria
authors: RM
authors: Păvăloiu
authors: LaurenŢiu
authors: L
authors: Mogoantă
authors: Roxana Eugenia
authors: RE
authors: Zăvoi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000070642:Brain Injuries, Traumatic / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology*; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006406:Hematoma / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged