Risk Factors of Minor Head Injury

Medical University of Vienna12,500 enrolled

Overview

Introduction and Aims: The objective of this prospective study is to evaluate the risk factors of minor head injury in all consecutive patients of one year.

Minor head injury (MHI)is one of the most common diagnoses in emergency rooms and traumatological outpatient departments. The aim of this study is to find clear evidence which risk factors are the most important in MHI patients to develop intracranial bleeding. We hypothetize that anticoagulation is one of the main risk factors for intracranial bleeding.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

12,500

Conditions

Minor Head Injury Intracranial Bleeding Traumatic Brain Injury

Eligibility

Sex: ALL

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Minor head injury, dizziness, nausea, vomiting Exclusion Criteria: * no injury to the head

Locations (1)

Department for Traumatology/Medical University of Vienna

Vienna, Vienna, Austria

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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