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Rapid onset of delayed traumatic intracerebral haematoma with diffuse intravascular coagulation and fibrinolysis

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A delayed traumatic intracerebral haematoma (DTICH) was seen in a patient with a moderately severe head injury and disseminated intravascular coagulation and fibrinolysis (DICF) two hours after she had a normal computerized tomographic (CT) scan of the brain and five and one half hours after she was involved in a motor vehicle pedestrian accident. It is important to consider the diagnosis of DTICH in patients with head injuries who deteriorate clinically, especially if they have DICF.

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  1. M. E. Pretorius & H. H. Kaufman

    Present address: Department of Neurology and Division of Neurosurgery, The University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, Texas, USA

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    Pretorius, M.E., Kaufman, H.H. Rapid onset of delayed traumatic intracerebral haematoma with diffuse intravascular coagulation and fibrinolysis. Acta neurochir 65, 103–109 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01405446

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