Citation

Yamaki T, Hirakawa K, Ueguchi T, Tenjin H, Kuboyama T, Nakagawa Y. Acta Neurochir. (Wien) 1990; 103(3-4): 112-115.

Affiliation

Department of Neurosurgery, Saiseikai Shiga Hospital, Japan.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1990, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

2399837

Abstract

Serial computed tomographic (CT) studies were performed in 48 patients with brain contusion. Traumatic intracerebral haematoma (TIH) had developed within 6 hours in 56% of the cases, within 12 hours in 81% and 100% within 24 hours from the onset. TIH reached its maximal size in 84% of the cases within 12 hours. The incidence of the appearance of TIH from brain contusion was 52%. The performance of frequent CT examination within 24 hours following head injury would help to lower the mortality rate of such trauma.

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