Traumatic brain injury as an current problem of Republica Yemen

Shukri Abdulhameed Ali

A constant frequency increase, mortality and mortality high level determines the urgency of traumatic brain injury (TBI) problem in our country and in the world. The purpose of this study was to determine the clinical and epidemiological features of traumatic brain damage in the Republic of Yemen. 9670 medical records of victims of head injury were analyzed for the period 2009-2018. It has been established that the highest incidence of the discussed pathology has been documented in males of working age and, in general, an increase in brain injury over the past decades has been noted; brain contusion was dominated (87.5%) in its forms structure, and cars accidents (43.9%) and falls (44.9%) in its causes. Perspective of future investigation is the traumatic brain lesions preventive measures improvement and it specialized neurosurgical care optimization.

Keywords:traumatic brain injury, frequency, brain contusion, brain concussion, compression of the brain, cars accidents