124 results for “CT head scan”
81y · Male·acute subdural haematoma
An 81-year-old man suffered a witnessed fall at a shopping centre with head strike to the right parietal region. He presented to the ED with a small haematoma and confusion. The ED te…
80y · Female·subdural haematoma due to closed head injury sustained in a fall from bed in hos…
An 80-year-old woman with chronic heart failure admitted to hospital fell from bed and hit her head. Although nursing staff were concerned about a possible head injury, the House Medical Officer incorrectly …
62y · Female·subacute subdural haematoma due to a closed head injury sustained in a fall from…
A 62-year-old woman on warfarin for a mechanical aortic valve sustained a head injury from a fall. A CT scan on day 5 post-injury identified a small extradural haematoma, but the radiolo…
9y · Male·Head injury (epidural haematoma with cerebral coning following craniotomy)
…pmental delay and neurological abnormalities. On 11 April 2000, he fell from a computer desk and struck his head. His GP, Dr A., diagnosed concussion and sent him home. When Dwayne vomited—abnormal for him—his mother too…
77y · Female·intracranial haemorrhage (subdural, intraventricular and brainstem)
…oman fell from a ladder on 12 December 2022, suffering loss of consciousness and rib fractures. No brain CT scan was performed at Mersey Community Hospital despite the mechanism of injury and unconsciousness suggesting h…
83y · Male·Acute subdural haemorrhage following a fall
Sidney Bedford, aged 83, fell on his driveway at home on 30 October 2015 and suffered a head injury while on warfarin anticoagulation therapy. He was transported to Launceston General Hospital where a…
69y · Female·subdural haematoma
A 69-year-old woman sustained a head injury from a witnessed fall, striking her head on a brick wall. She lost consciousness, experienced headac…
64y · Male·Complications of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease following a fall
…cidal ideation and was admitted to an acute mental health unit. On 7 August, he fell backwards, hitting his head, but was assessed as orientated with no bruising. No CT scan was performed despite being on anticoagulation…
87y · Female·acute intracranial haemorrhage
… under a Mental Health Act detention order. She was on warfarin for DVT management when she collapsed. A CT head scan was performed but images could not be viewed due to a GE systems outage, and she died before imaging r…
77y · Female·Subdural haematoma secondary to blunt head trauma (head-strike)
… 77-year-old woman on warfarin for atrial fibrillation presented to Sandringham Hospital after striking her head on a wall. Despite being on anticoagulation therapy, no CT scan was performed, and she was discharged after…
84y · Female·acute left subdural haematoma
… initial response appropriate but highlighted a critical gap: patients on anticoagulation who sustain minor head injuries should be referred to hospital for assessment and CT scanning. This case illustrates the particula…
26y · Male·Closed head injury with extradural and subdural haemorrhage resulting from a sku…
26-year-old Marcio Jose Lay Nheu died from a closed head injury with extradural haemorrhage caused by a blow to the head with a Maglite torch at Karama Shopping Cen…
75y · Male·acute right subdural haemorrhage sustained in a fall
George Triantafilopoulos, a 75-year-old man on warfarin after aortic valve replacement, suffered two head strikes within 24 hours—first falling onto concrete at a supermarket on 14 August 2014, then falling onto c…
62y · Male·Head injury (acute subdural haemorrhage and fractured skull)
…tric Unit. While supervised in the courtyard, he suddenly stopped walking then fell backwards, striking his head on concrete. He suffered an acute subdural haemorrhage and fractured skull. Despite rapid emergency respons…
18y · Male·complications of acute on chronic subdural haemorrhage (operated) in the setting…
…ute-on-chronic subdural haemorrhage sustained during boxing sparring on 18 February 2019. He had suffered a head injury during sparring on 25 October 2018, presenting with headache, nausea and dizziness. Dr H. reviewed h…
92y · Male·subdural haemorrhage (haematoma) following a fall at a residential aged care fac…
…residential aged care facility. He fell while getting out of bed at 23:30 hours on 4 May 2020, striking his head. He was initially alert and responsive with minor injuries. He deteriorated over the next two days and was …
41y · Female·frontal lobe ischaemic infarcts (strokes) caused by cerebral artery vasospasm co…
…id haemorrhage from a ruptured aneurysm. She presented to multiple healthcare providers over five days with headache, neck stiffness, photosensitivity, vertigo, nausea, vomiting, and a syncopal episode. Critical failures…
72y · Male·cerebral malignancy (glioblastoma multiforme)
…ified three intracerebral lesions. He was promptly transferred to Royal Adelaide Hospital where MRI and PET scanning were conducted to locate a primary cancer. Neuroradiologist review confirmed glioblastoma with very poo…
91y · Female·dementia complicated by subdural haemorrhage
…osurgery declined intervention as unsuitable for 'heroic' measures given her advanced dementia. A repeat CT scan in August showed significant progression of the haematoma, prompting initiation of palliative care. She det…
57y · Male·Right acute subdural haematoma following a fall
…following a fall while in supported residential care. He experienced multiple falls over several weeks with head trauma. On 11 February 2019, after falling backwards and striking his head despite wearing a helmet, he dev…
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