The Big Black Brain: Subdural Hemorrhage with Hemispheric Swelling and Low Attenuation
| Autor: | Francois M. Luyet, Kenneth W. Feldman, Barbara L. Knox |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Subdural hemorrhage Computed tomography Brain damage Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine medicine.disease Head trauma Cerebral edema Surgery 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Hematoma 030225 pediatrics Emergency Medicine medicine Brain swelling Original Article medicine.symptom Differential diagnosis business 030217 neurology & neurosurgery |
| Popis: | The term "Big Black Brain" was first coined in 1993 to describe cases of abusive head trauma associated with subdural hematoma(s), brain swelling, and uni- or bilateral hypo-density involving the entire supratentorial compartment on CT scan imaging. This constellation of findings was invariably followed by extensive cerebral parenchymal destruction and a dismal neurological outcome or death. We describe two such cases and review the pathophysiology and differential diagnosis of this entity. |
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