Traumatismo craniencefálico por acidente com bicicleta

Abstract

A principal causa de traumatismo craniencefálico tem sido os acidentes de trânsito, acometendo mais os adultos jovens do sexo masculino. O traumatismo craniencefálico decorrente de queda de bicicleta é freqüente e provoca lesões neurológicas graves. Em nosso meio, o uso de capacete não tem sido obrigatório para ciclistas, aumentando o número de ciclistas com lesões cerebrais. Os autores apresentam a experiência no atendimento de vítimas de traumatismo craniencefálico por queda de bicicleta._________________________________________________________________________________________ ABSTRACT: Bicycle related head injury has been frequent. In Brazil, bicycle helmet use is not mandatory, which increases the number of patients with bicycle related head injury. The authors present a preliminary report on their experience with thirty-five bicycle related head injured patients. The age of the patients ranged from 4 to 69 years and there was predominance of male patients (74.3%). The accident occurred more frequently at night (51.4%). In 54.3% the injury was due to a simple fall and in the remaining there was a collision (with cars, pedestrians, animals, motorcycles and other objects).