Table 1 TCDB classification of TBI severity
Category | Definition |
|---|---|
Diffuse injury I (no visible pathology) | No visible intracranial pathology seen on CT scan |
Diffuse injury II | Cisterns are present with midline shift of 0–5 mm and/or lesions densities present; no high or mixed density lesion >25 cm3 may include bone fragments and foreign bodies |
Diffuse injury III (swelling) | Cisterns compressed or absent with midline shift of 0–5 mm; no high or mixed density lesion >25 mm |
Diffuse injury IV (shift) | Midline shift >5 mm; no high or mixed density lesion >25 cm3 |
Evacuated mass lesion V | Any lesion surgically evacuated |
Non-evacuated mass lesion VI | High or mixed density lesion >25 cm3; not surgically evacuated |