Value of MRI in paediatric closed head injury

Children (and less commonly adults) with a low level of conciousness following acute head injury who have a normal CT sean are often assumed to have diffuse axonal injury of the brain. MRI may be appropriate in the subacute setting as it may demonstrate findings highly suggestive of such injury, as...

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Published inSA journal of radiology Vol. 7; no. 1; pp. 38 - 39
Main Authors Savvas Andronikou, Rudolf Boeddinghaus, Chris J. Welman
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published AOSIS 28.02.2003
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Summary:Children (and less commonly adults) with a low level of conciousness following acute head injury who have a normal CT sean are often assumed to have diffuse axonal injury of the brain. MRI may be appropriate in the subacute setting as it may demonstrate findings highly suggestive of such injury, as well as other findings not identified on CT. These findings may aid clinicians in determining prognosis. We demonstrate typical findings on various MR sequences using an index case.
ISSN:1027-202X
2078-6778
DOI:10.4102/sajr.v7i1.1420