The importance of serial neurologic examination and repeat cranial tomography in acute evolving epidural hematoma

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 193-195

  Mandavia, Diku P ^a,b,c   Villagomez, Jose ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Los Angeles County University   (United States)

^c CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Delayed hematoma; Diagnosis; Epidural hematoma; Head injury; Serial examination

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN TOMOGRAPHY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EPIDURAL HEMATOMA; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ACUTE DISEASE; CHILD; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; HEMATOMA, EPIDURAL, CRANIAL; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; SKULL; SKULL FRACTURES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0034972309     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006565-200106000-00011     Document Type: Article

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