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. 1976 Jun 12;1(6023):1438-9.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.6023.1438.

Misdiagnosis and delayed diagnosis in traumatic intracranial haematoma

S Galbraith

Misdiagnosis and delayed diagnosis in traumatic intracranial haematoma

S Galbraith. Br Med J. .

Abstract

Out of 51 patients with traumatic intracranial haematoma admitted to a teaching hospital 11 (22%) died undiagnosed, and out of 307 such patients transferred to the West of Scotland Regional Neurosurgical Centre 111 (36%) had been deteriorating for more than 12 hours in another hospital. In two-thirds of these cases the delay was due to an erroneous diagnosis, either of cerebrovascular accident or of alcoholic intoxication.

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