Patterns of War-Related Traumatic Brain Injuries and Predictors of Mortality Among Civilians During the Syrian Armed Conflict.

The unfortunate nature of the Syrian armed conflict, wherein civilians were targeted during their daily routine, seems to manifest a heightened propensity to affect the parietal lobes, potentially resulting in higher morbidity. Although shrapnel and gunshot injuries showed no significant difference in mortality rates, injuries involving loss of brain tissue and intracranial hemorrhage emerged as independent predictors of mortality.