Mixed-density extradural hematomas on computed tomography-prognostic significance

Surgical Neurology

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 202-206

  Pruthi, Nupur ^a   Balasubramaniam, Anandh ^a   Chandramouli, Bangalore A ^a   Somanna, Sampath ^a   Devi, Bhagavatula Indira ^a   Vasudevan, Pillai Shibu ^a   Subbakrishna, Doddaballapur K ^a   Vasudev, Mandapati K ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND NEUROSCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Extradural hematoma; Hematoma volume; Hypodensity; Mixed density; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLOOD CLOTTING TIME; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DENSITY; EPIDURAL HEMATOMA; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NEUROIMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TUMOR VOLUME;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEMATOMA, EPIDURAL, CRANIAL; HUMANS; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL RATE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 58149508248     PISSN: 00903019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.surneu.2007.10.032     Document Type: Article

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