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683492

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1978-10-27
pubmed:abstractText
One hundred forty head injured patients, managed by a standardized protocol of early diagnosis, surgical decompression, and intensive therapy, had computerized tomographic (CT) scans within 1 hour or arrival in the emergency room. Ninety of these patients had serial scans during the subsequent week. On admission, 26 patients had normal scans, 75 had unilateral lesions, and 39 had bilateral lesions. Thirteen who had unilateral lesions on admission developed contralateral lesions during the first week for a total of 52 patients with bilateral lesions. These 52 patients could be separated into two distinct groups: (a) those with small ventricles and no change or a slight, homogeneous decrease in density of the brain parenchyma, who had better neurological status on admission, lower intracranial pressure (ICP), and better outcome; and (b) those with bilateral increased density lesions, who had poorer motor response on admission, higher ICP, and worse outcome. The value of CT scanning in management, prognosis, and outcome is emphasized.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0148-396X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
3
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
16-21
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Significance of bilateral abnormalities on the CT scan in patients with severe head injury.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.