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Head trauma and leucocytosis

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A prospective analysis of 153 cases of head trauma was conducted with respect to their white blood cell counts. A white blood cell count exceeding 20×106/l is associated with a poor clinical grade on admission and with a 96% mortality as opposed to that of a 23% mortality for those with slightly lower or slightly above normal white blood cell count. The sensitivity for this level is a mortality of 96% while the specificity is 77%.

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  1. Department of Neurosurgery, Gazi University, Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey

    S. Keskil M.D., M. K. Baykaner, N. Çeviker & Ş. Aykol

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Keskil, S., Baykaner, M.K., Çeviker, N. et al. Head trauma and leucocytosis. Acta neurochir 131, 211–214 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01808615

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