Conservative management of extra-axial hematomas diagnosed by CT

Neuroradiology

Volumn 41, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 875-881

  Muszynski, C A ^a,c   Hayman, L A ^a   Weingarten, K ^b   Prow, H W ^a   Cole, J W ^a   Contant, C F ^d  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Holy Name Hospital   (United States)

^c BETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Epidural hematoma; Head injury; Subdural hematoma

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMATOMA; BRAIN SIZE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONTUSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; IMAGING; INFANT; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKULL FRACTURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRAIN EDEMA; CEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE, TRAUMATIC; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKULL FRACTURES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0033429856     PISSN: 00283940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002340050859     Document Type: Article

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