Demographic and injury-related characteristics and outcomes of the 51 patients with brain stem lesions detected by MRI
| Demographic Characteristics | n (%) |
|---|---|
| Sex | |
| Male | 38 (75%) |
| Female | 13 (25%) |
| Mechanism of injury | |
| Car crash | 30 (59%) |
| Motorcycle/Bike | 10 (20%) |
| Fall | 6 (11%) |
| Run over | 5 (10%) |
| Pupillary abnormality | 16 (31%) |
| Motor GCS | |
| 1 | 19 (37%) |
| 2 | 8 (16%) |
| 3 | 7 (14%) |
| 4 | 10 (20%) |
| 5 | 7 (14%) |
| Hypotension/hypoxia | 14 (27%) |
| TCDB CT Classification | |
| Type I | 2 (4%) |
| Type II | 37 (73%) |
| Type III | 3 (6%) |
| Type IV | 1 (2%) |
| Type V | 8 (16%) |
| Outcome | |
| GOSE | |
| Dead | 3 (6%) |
| Vegetative state | 3 (6%) |
| Lower severe disability | 15 (29%) |
| Upper severe disability | 5 (10%) |
| Lower moderate disability | 6 (12%) |
| Upper moderate disability | 5 (10%) |
| Lower good recovery | 7 (14%) |
| Upper good recovery | 6 (12%) |
| Poor outcome | 34 (66%) |
| Barthel Index ≤95 | 27 (53%) |
Note:—TCDB indicates Traumatic Coma Data Bank.