Incidence of surgically treated chronic subdural hematoma after head injury with normal initial computed tomography.
Aaro HeinonenMinna RauhalaHarri IsokuorttiRahul RajAnneli KatajaMilaja NikulaJuha ÖhmanGrant L IversonTeemu LuotoPublished in: Acta neurochirurgica (2024)
The extremely low incidence of surgically treated cSDH after a normal initial head CT, even in patients on antithrombotic medication, supports the notion that routine follow-up imaging after an initial normal head CT is not indicated to exclude the development of cSDH. Additionally, our findings support the concept of cSDH not being a purely head trauma-related disease.
Keyphrases
- computed tomography
- optic nerve
- dual energy
- newly diagnosed
- image quality
- positron emission tomography
- contrast enhanced
- end stage renal disease
- risk factors
- magnetic resonance imaging
- high resolution
- prognostic factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- patient reported outcomes
- clinical practice
- optical coherence tomography
- patient reported
- pet ct