CT is the preferred imaging technique because of its rapid accessibility and because it shows both the hemorrhage and the causative skull fracture. Due to the attachment of the dura to the calvarium, EDH has a typical focal biconvex configuration that may cross dural folds, such as falx and ...
Delayed head bleedDelayed intracranial bleedingIntroduction: Patients presenting to the Emergency Department (ED) following head injury are frequently evaluated with an initial computed tomography scan (CT) of the brain. Imaging is particularly important in patients who are receiving medications that alter...
The indication for CCT in our department is in accordance with the Canadian CT head rules [8]. In case of an intracerebral bleed, a neurosurgeon has to be formally consulted. Patients with clinically unimportant brain injury undergo admission for 24 hours surveillance in the Emergency Department....
Delayed head bleedDelayed intracranial bleedingDirect oral anticoagulantIntracranial bleedingIntroduction: Patients presenting to the Emergency Department (ED) following head injury are frequently evaluated with an initial computed tomography scan (CT) of the brain. Imaging is particularly important in patients...