DELAYED TRAUMATIC INTRACRANIAL HAEMORRHAGES: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF CT SCAN & AUTOPSY FINDINGS
Keywords:
CT scan, intracranial haemorrhages, autopsy, head injury, traumaAbstract
Context: In the current prevalent practice at trauma centers, axial non-contrast computerized tomography scan (CT scan) is the preferred diagnostic procedure in the traumatic head injury. In many patients, a CT scan might look normal, yet the patient may have a poor Glasgow Coma Scale and have an unfavourable outcome.
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