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. 2022 Jan 14;164(3):643–653. doi: 10.1007/s00701-021-05098-2

Table 4.

Characteristics of imaging positive patients

Gender Age Time of the incident Type of accident Alcohol level Reported helmet use Primary GCS* Primary unconsciousness Fracture Transportation to the ED Imaging Description of the findings Operative treatment Length of hospital stay
Male 55 18–24 Fall 2.2 No 13–15 Yes Maxillofacial Ambulance CT Traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage of 2.8 mm and brain contusion No 6 h
Male 38 00–06 Fall 2.9 No 13–15 No Cranial Ambulance CT CT Brain contusion of 0.97 ml No 2 days
Male 33 18–24 Fall 3.6 No 13–15 Yes Cranial Ambulance CT Traumatic subdural hemorrhage and brain contusion No 2 days
Female 44 00–06 Fall 1.1 No 13–15 No Maxillofacial Ambulance CT Diffuse brain injury No 8 days
Male 22 00–06 Fall 1.1 Unknown 13–15 Yes Cranial Ambulance CT Traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage No 2 days
Male 39 06–12 Fall 2.0 No 13–15 Unknown None Ambulance CT Traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage and brain contusion No Until morning
Female 20 00–06 Fall 2.4 No 3–8 Yes Cranial Ambulance CT Traumatic subdural hemorrhage and traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage of 11 mm Intracranial pressure monitoring 7 days
Female 20 00–06 Fall 1.7 No 9–12 Unknown None Ambulance MRI Diffuse brain injury No Until morning
Male 21 18–24 Fall 0 Unknown 13–15 Yes Cranial Ambulatory CT Brain contusion of 14 ml No Until morning
Male 27 00–06 Fall 1.8 No 13–15 Yes Cranial Ambulance CT Traumatic subdural hemorrhage of 5.9 mm No 2 days
Male 14 18–24 Collision with a motorbike 0 No 9–12 Yes Cranial Ambulance CT Traumatic subdural hemorrhage of 8.0 mm No 14 days
Male 24 00–06 Fall 2.0 No 14 Yes

Maxillofacial

and Cranial

Ambulance CT Traumatic subdural hemorrhage of 6.0 mm, traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage, and brain contusion No 2 days
Male 23 00–06 Fall 2.7 Unknown 9 Yes None Ambulance CT Traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage No 2 days
Male 48 00–06 Fall 2.2 No 15 No

Maxillofacial

and cranial

Ambulance CT Traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage Hematoma evacuation and intracranial pressure monitoring 2 days
Female 19 00–06 Fall 1.5 No 5 Yes None Ambulance CT Traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage No 2 days
Male 50 18–24 Fall 2.8 No 13–15 Yes Maxillofacial and cranial Ambulance CT Traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage No 4 days
Male 19 00–06 Fall 1.7 No 13–15 Unknown Maxillofacial Ambulance CT and MRI Traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage Surgical treatment of maxillofacial fractures 2 days
Male 48 18–24 Fall 1.5 No 13–15 No Rib Ambulance CT  Traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage Surgical treatment for fractured scapula 1 day

*Glasgow Coma Scale, exact score if known