When initial computed tomography (CT) scans show bleeding within the brain after mild head injury, ... Both of these patients received a drug (mannitol) to reduce intracranial pressure, ...

Basal Ganglia (Putamen) Intracerebral Hemorrhage: Axial CT scans. Note the large intracerebral hemorrhage originating in the area of the basal ganglia on the left. The basal ganglia is a common ...

When should an older adult receive a CT scan ... The goal of the project was to come up with a clinical rule that safely excludes older adults with clinically important intracranial bleeding ...

Everyone who comes to the hospital with a suspected intracerebral hemorrhage undergoes a computerized tomography (CT) scan of the brain. Depending on the severity of the hemorrhage, neurosurgery ...

The first to be cleared, designed to spot large vessel occlusion strokes, came in 2018, then was followed by AI tools for CT perfusion, intracranial hemorrhage, pulmonary embolism and aortic disease.

Background: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is commonly accompanied by intracranial bleeding which can worsen after hospital admission. Tranexamic acid (TXA) has been shown to reduce bleeding in ...

The investigators looked at CT scans from 369 patients who presented to a facility in the Yale New Haven Health system ... hydrocephalus, or intracranial hemorrhage) or explanatory findings ...

1 Indications for admission in people with a mild head injury and a confirmed abnormality on a CT scan. What are the indications for admission using clinical decision rules in people with a Glasgow ..

de Wit, W., et al. (2023) Derivation of the Falls Decision Rule to exclude intracranial bleeding without head CT in older adults who have fallen.CMAJ. doi.org/10.1503 ...