ASSOCIATION BETWEEN SEVERITY OF TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURIES AND CERVICAL SPINE INJURIES

Cervical spine injury can cause significant morbidity to the patient if it is associated with neurological impairment and is one of the challenging conditions to manage in the emergency room. Traumatic brain injuries and multisystem trauma can be associated with cervical spine injury. This studycompared the severity of traumatic brain injury to the incidence of cervical spine injury detected on CT scan among TBI patients who presented to a tertiary care hospital. Results among the 180 patients showedthat there was no statistically significant association between the severity of traumatic brain injury and incidence of cervical spine injury. The causation of cervical spine injury can be multifactorial and not just limited to the severity of traumatic brain injury alone.