TITLE:
Demographic Characteristics, Incidence Trends, and Treatment Outcomes of Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury (PTBI) at Bugando Medical Center
AUTHORS:
Renfrida Mwahesa, Uduak-Obong Ekanem, Christopher M. Bonfield, James Lubuulwa
KEYWORDS:
Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury, Bugando Medical Center, Road Traffic Accidents
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Modern Neurosurgery,
Vol.16 No.2,
February
4,
2026
ABSTRACT: Objective: To determine the demographic characteristics, incidence trends, and treatment outcomes of Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury at Bugando Medical Center (BMC). Methods: A retrospective hospital based study was conducted, data were extracted from the BMC emergency and neurosurgical electronic registers for all patients aged less than 18 years in a three year study between January 2020 to December 2022. Results: Among 302 pediatric patients, male to female ratio of 1.5:1, 109 were attended as outpatient and were discharged while 193 were subsequently admitted. Children were categorized into the following age groups: children