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The objective of this study was to fill this gap and to define demographics, patterns of injury, and clinical data of this specific population.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Records of patients admitted at a single trauma centre with the main diagnosis of TBI and concomitant C0\u2013C1\u2013C2 injury (upper cervical spine) were identified and reviewed. Demographics, clinical, and radiological variables were analyzed and compared to those of patients with TBI and: (i) C3\u2013C7 injury (lower cervical spine); (ii) any other part of the spine other than C1\u2013C2 injury (non-upper cervical); (iii) T1\u2013L5 injury (thoracolumbar).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      1545 patients were admitted with TBI and an associated C1\u2013C2 injury was found in 22 (1.4%). The mean age was 64\u00a0years, and 54.5% were females. Females had a higher rate of concomitant upper cervical injury (\n                      <jats:italic>p\u2009=\u2009<\/jats:italic>\n                      0.046 vs non-upper cervical;\n                      <jats:italic>p\u2009=\u2009<\/jats:italic>\n                      0.050 vs thoracolumbar). Patients with an upper cervical injury were significantly older (\n                      <jats:italic>p\u2009=\u2009<\/jats:italic>\n                      0.034 vs lower cervical;\n                      <jats:italic>p\u2009=\u2009<\/jats:italic>\n                      0.030 vs non-upper cervical). Patients older than 55\u00a0years old had higher odds of an upper cervical injury when compared to the other groups (OR\u2009=\u20092.75). The main mechanism of trauma was road accidents (RAs) (10\/22; 45.5%) All pedestrian injuries occurred in the upper cervical injured group (\n                      <jats:italic>p\u2009=\u2009<\/jats:italic>\n                      0.015). ICU length of stay was longer for patients with an upper cervical injury (\n                      <jats:italic>p\u2009=\u2009<\/jats:italic>\n                      0.018). Four patients died in the upper cervical injury group (18.2%), and no death occurred in other comparator groups (\n                      <jats:italic>p\u2009=\u2009<\/jats:italic>\n                      0.003).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The rate of concomitant cranial and upper cervical spine injury was 1.4%. Risk factors were female gender, age\u2009\u2265\u200955, and pedestrians. RAs were the most common mechanism of injury. There was an association between the upper cervical injury group and longer ICU stay as well as higher mortality rates. Increased understanding of the pattern of concomitant craniospinal injury can help guide comprehensive diagnosis, avoid missed injuries, and appropriate treatment.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1007\/s00068-023-02278-w","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,5,15]],"date-time":"2023-05-15T10:21:23Z","timestamp":1684146083000},"page":"2345-2355","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":9,"title":["Concomitant trauma of brain and upper cervical spine: lessons in injury patterns and outcomes"],"prefix":"10.1007","volume":"50","author":[{"given":"Nicol\u00f2","family":"Marchesini","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-2004-9448","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Andreas K.","family":"Demetriades","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Wilco C.","family":"Peul","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Nicola","family":"Tommasi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Paolo","family":"Zanatta","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Giampietro","family":"Pinna","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Francesco","family":"Sala","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2023,5,15]]},"reference":[{"key":"2278_CR1","first-page":"213","volume-title":"Traumatic brain injury: an overview of epidemiology, pathophysiology, and medical management. 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