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The role of delayed head CT in evaluation of elderly blunt head trauma victims taking antithrombotic therapy
ConclusionsD-CTH in elderly trauma patients taking antithrombotic agents shows no statistically significant or clinical benefit for diagnosing delayed intracranial hemorrhage after minor head injury. In those with delayed imaging showing new ICH, management was not significantly altered. Not enough data were available to predict which patients would develop D-ICH, even if asymptomatic.
Source: European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery - April 24, 2017 Category: Emergency Medicine Source Type: research

The ahead study: managing anticoagulated patients who suffer head injury
Conclusion This is the largest cohort of anticoagulated head injury patients ever reported. The head injury complication rate was 6.1% which correlates well with previous findings. INR was not found to be associated with a poor outcome however GCS <13, vomiting and loss of consciousness were identified as significant risk factors for an adverse outcome in anticoagulated patients with a head injury.
Source: Emergency Medicine Journal - August 14, 2014 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Mason, S., Kuczawski, M., Teare, M. D., Stevenson, M., Holmes, M., Ramlakhan, S., Goodacre, S., Morris, F., Harper, R. Tags: Drugs: cardiovascular system, Coma and raised intracranial pressure, Stroke, Trauma CNS / PNS, Trauma DAY ONE: FREE PAPERS: SEMINAR ROOMS 1[amp ]2, 14:30-16:00 Source Type: research

Doctors: Clinton Should Recover Fully From Clot
WebMD Medical News By Salynn Boyles Reviewed by Michael W. Smith, MD Jan. 2, 2013 — Medical experts say Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is extremely lucky that her medical team found the blood clot they are now treating with blood thinners. The rare clot in a vein between her brain and skull was discovered during a follow-up exam Sunday, weeks after she reportedly sustained a concussion following a fall in her home during a bout of stomach flu. The experts agreed that Clinton’s clot could have threatened her life if it had been missed during the routine exam. Q & A Where is Secretary Clinton’s blo...
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - January 3, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: mreal197 Tags: WebMD News Source Type: news