Acute Tissue Tear Hemorhages of the Brain.
- Author:
Woo Kyung KIM
1
;
Cheol Wan PARK
;
Kwang Heum BAK
;
Uhn LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Neurosurgery, Chung Ang Gil Hospital, Incheon, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Tissue tear hemorrhages;
Diffuse axonal injury;
Computed tomography;
Magnetic resonance imaging
- MeSH:
Brain*;
Craniocerebral Trauma;
Diffuse Axonal Injury;
Head Injuries, Closed;
Humans;
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- From:Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
1993;22(9):999-1005
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Tissue tear hemorrhages(TTHs) have been thought to be visible manifestation of more severe forms of diffuse axonal injury and thus portend a poor prognsis. Computed tomographic scans and magnetic resonance images from 1076 patients with closed head injuries were reviewed;30(3.5%) cases were found to have TTHs. The authors investigated the clinical spectrum of TTHs. No direct relationship could e established between presence of TTHs and the severity and/or outcome from the head injury in this group. Magnetic resonance imaging provided more sensitive information than computed tomography in evaluating TTHs.
