International Journal of Academic Health and Medical Research (IJAHMR)   Year: 2020 | Volume: 4 | Issue: 8 | Page No.: 1-5 Serum Sodium and Potassium Imbalance in Patients with Traumatic Head Injury Albadawi Abdelbagi Talha,, and Maison ELzein ELhadi Suleiman Abstract: Recently traumatic brain injury due to road traffic accidents is increase in Sudan and remains a serious concern and one of the leading causes of death and disability. This study aimed to determine serum Sodium and Potassium levels in traumatic brain injury patients. Fifty Sudanese adult with traumatic brain injury were enrolled in this study and sodium and potassium levels were measured by an automated electrolyte analyzer. The results of this study revealed that the majority of patients were suffering from hyponatremia 26/50(52%) and hypokalemia 22/50(44%). In patients with epidural hematoma, the hyponatremia represent 7/21(33.3 %) , hypokalemia 9/21 (42.9%) , hypernatremia 2/21 (9.5%), While among patient with subdural hematoma the hyponatremia represent 10/29 (34.5 %), hypokalemia 13/29 (44.8%), hypernatremia 5/29(17.2 %), and hyperkalemia 2/29 (6.9 %). Among 50 patients, 5/50 (10%) had Glasgow Coma Scale score = 8, 8/50 (16%) had Glasgow Coma Scale score 9 to 12, and 37/50 (74%) had Glasgow Coma Scale score 13 to 15. The study concludes that, hyponatremia followed by hypokalemia and hypernatremia are more common among patients with traumatic brain injury.