Transcranial ultrasonography was performed in a 24-year old patient, brought to the ICU after a motor vehicle accident. A small (max width 0.9 cm) temporal epidural hematoma was observed. Transcranial echography may be a useful tool to monitor epidural hematomas before clinical conditions deteriorate. In all patients with a sufficient acoustic window in the temporal bone, it is a rapid and non-invasive neuroimaging technique that can complement the results of CT scan, and may help to reduce delays in surgical managem
Caricato, A., Mignani, V., Sandroni, C., Pietrini, D., Bedside detection of acute epidural hematoma by transcranial sonography in a head-injured patient., <<INTENSIVE CARE MEDICINE>>, 2010; (Giugno): 1091-1092. [doi:10.1007/s00134-010-1801-0] [http://hdl.handle.net/10807/5285]
Bedside detection of acute epidural hematoma by transcranial sonography in a head-injured patient.
Caricato, Anselmo;Mignani, Vittorio;Sandroni, Claudio;Pietrini, Domenico
2010
Abstract
Transcranial ultrasonography was performed in a 24-year old patient, brought to the ICU after a motor vehicle accident. A small (max width 0.9 cm) temporal epidural hematoma was observed. Transcranial echography may be a useful tool to monitor epidural hematomas before clinical conditions deteriorate. In all patients with a sufficient acoustic window in the temporal bone, it is a rapid and non-invasive neuroimaging technique that can complement the results of CT scan, and may help to reduce delays in surgical managem
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