methods multidetector ct-scan and explorative laparotomy of the patients with blunt abdominal trauma were assessed retrospectively. characteristics of the injuries were categorized on the basis of the american association for the surgery of trauma (aast) grading system and the findings were analyzed using kappa test. results the findings of 35 patients were analyzed. according to the kappa test...

Brain metastases arise in 10%-40% of all cancer patients. Up to one third of the patients do not have previous cancer history. We report a case of a 67-years-old male patient who presented with confusion, tremor, and apraxia. A brain MRI revealed an isolated right temporal lobe lesion. A thorax-abdomen-pelvis CT scan showed no primary lesion. The patient underwent a craniotomy with gross-total ...

Background  The aim of this study was to evaluate the value of planned control postoperative brain computed tomography (CT) scan performed 4 to 6 weeks after the evacuation of chronic subdural hematoma. Materials and Methods  This retrospective study examined 202 patients who during a 2-year period from 2011 and 2012 underwent surgical treatment for chronic subdural hematoma (CSDH). Information...

Background. The Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) guidelines delineate criteria for the use of computed tomography (CT) scan of the head before lumbar puncture (LP) in adults with community-acquired meningitis (CAM). There are limited data to document adherence to these guidelines and assess the clinical utility of brain imaging. Methods. This was a retrospective analysis from Jan...

A 19 years old woman came to our clinic with chief complaints of progressive headache and blurred vision since 3 weeks ago. Headache was initially intermittent but gradually progressed and became constant and aggravated in the recumbent position. Furthermore, she had complaints of blurred vision and binocular diplopia especially in far distance. On neurologic examination, she had bilateral papi...

We describe the evaluation of the registration of Positron Emission Tomography (PET) scans with X-ray Computed Tomography (CT) scans of the human brain. A CT scan and a PET scan of the same person were obtained with fiducial markers placed on the person's head. The CT scan and the PET scan were then registered, first by using the fiducial markers, and next by applying the registration method cu...

BACKGROUND Delayed intracranial hemorrhage is a potential complication of head trauma in anticoagulated patients. OBJECTIVE Our aim was to use a systematic review and meta-analysis to determine the risk of delayed intracranial hemorrhage 24 h after head trauma in patients who have a normal initial brain computed tomography (CT) scan but took vitamin K antagonist before injury. METHODS EMBAS...

BACKGROUND Information collected at baseline can be useful in predicting patient outcome after head injury. The appearance of the CT brain scan may add useful baseline information. The aim of this study was to evaluate which features on the admission CT scan might add significantly to other baseline clinical information for predicting survival in patients with head injury. METHODS Baseline CT...

BACKGROUND Cerebrovascular Accident or stroke is a major cause of morbidity and mortality. For any treatment to be contemplated it is important to know whether we are dealing with a bleed or an infarct. This study was carried out to compare clinical diagnosis of stroke with Computed tomography (CT) scan findings in ascertaining the type of stroke (hemorrhagic or ischemic). METHODS This study ...