Research Article

Serum S100B Levels Can Predict Computed Tomography Findings in Paediatric Patients with Mild Head Injury

Table 2

Number of intracranial lesions detected on CT and S100B levels.

Serum S100B levels (μg L−1)Number of intracranial lesions
No12345

272412854
Mean0.1450.3100.4960.7330.8341.127
SD0.0180.1100.1560.1360.0870.321
Min0.1210.1320.2140.590.7210.821
Max0.190.5310.7010.9450.9231.532

A CT scan was considered positive if at least one trauma-relevant lesion was detected (skull-cap fracture, skull-base fracture, or both; epidural haematoma; subdural haematoma; traumatic subarachnoid bleeding; cerebral haematoma; brain contusion; or pneumocephalus).