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Case Reports
. 2017 Apr-Jun;29(2):259-260.
doi: 10.5935/0103-507X.20170036.

Intracranial epidural hematoma follow-up using bidimensional ultrasound

[Article in English, Portuguese]
Fabio Holanda Lacerda  1 , Hassan Rahhal  1 , Leonardo Jorge Soares  1 , Francisco Del Rosario Matos Ureña  1 , Marcelo Park  1
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Intracranial epidural hematoma follow-up using bidimensional ultrasound

[Article in English, Portuguese]
Fabio Holanda Lacerda et al. Rev Bras Ter Intensiva. 2017 Apr-Jun.
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Figure 1
Figure 1
Cranial computerized tomography scans and surgical aspects. (A) Initial computerized tomography scan showing diffuse edema with left frontotemporal subdural hematoma and right occipital epidural hematoma. (B) Post-craniotomy aspect. (C) Post-duraplasty aspect, depicting severe cerebral edema. (D) Computerized tomography scan after surgery with a 9.5mm diameter epidural hemorrhage.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Cranial computerized tomography ultrasound scans following surgery. (A) Day 2 computerized tomography scan showing persistent diffuse edema and epidural hemorrhage, approximately 7.9mm diameter. (B) Day 2 ultrasound scan showing an epidural hematoma with 7.5mm diameter. (C) Day 3 computerized tomography scan showing an epidural hematoma with 6.0mm diameter. (D) Day 3 ultrasound scan showing a 6.0mm diameter hematoma.
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