OBJECTIVE To determine the use of brain CT as a routine diagnostic tool in patients presenting with syncope. METHODS From March 2006 to April 2008, 292 patients presented with a history of transient loss of consciousness to the emergency department at the King Hussein Medical Center, Amman, Jordan. A neurologist examined all investigated patients and brain scans were obtained. Patients were c...

A total of 31 adult patients with moderate and severe head injury were assessed clinically on admission for Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) and short test of mental status (STMS) on follow-up and compared to their initial and follow up CT scan. Good predictors were admission GCS, midline shift, volume of subdural haemorrhage in the initial CT scan of the brain as well as the presence of post-traumatic...

The present study describes the cranial computed tomography (CT) scan findings of 2,000 cases of mild head trauma (HT) in Curitiba, Southern Brazil. The mean age of the entire series was 30.8 +/-19 years. The overall male to female ratio was 2:1. The most common causes of head injury were interpersonal aggression (17.9%), falls (17.4%), automobile accidents (16.2%), falls to the ground (13.1%) ...

purpose: to report an unusual case of orbitocranial meningioma presenting in a neonate. methods: case report results: a 1-day-old neonate was presented with severe proptosis of the left eye. ct scan and mri showed an extensive mass with involvement of left orbit and brain. discrete calcification could be seen on ct scan. the patient did not have any signs of neurofibromatosis and family history...

A 30-year-old man presented with headache, vomiting, altered sensorium and seizures. There was no history of trauma or surgery. On examination, he was unconscious with signs of meningeal irritation and asymmetrical pupils. Computed tomography (CT) scan of brain revealed pneumocephalus. He died immediately after the CT scan. He was later found to be immunocompetent. Computed tomography scan (fig...

Introduction: The image quality of computed tomography (CT) can be seriously lowered by metal implants of patients. These implants are known to exert a significant impact on diagnostic accuracy due to artifacts. The current study aimed to assess the usefulness of Metal Artifact Reduction (MAR) software in the reduction of metal artifacts, in comparison to iterative rec...

INTRODUCTION Transcranial color-coded duplex sonography (TCCS) may help guide multimodal monitoring in the neurocritical setting. It may provide indirect information about intracranial hypertension, such as midline shift, third ventricle width, and peri-mesencephalic cistern obliteration. We aim to assess the agreement between brain computed tomography scan (CT scan) and TCCS in traumatic brain...