title: Acute traumatic intracranial haematoma without skull fracture.
abstract: 307 cases of acute traumatic intracranial haematoma in patients admitted to the Institute of Neurological Sciences in Glasgow have been analysed for various presenting features. 57 (19%) had no fracture, and 14 had neither a fracture nor neurological symptoms and signs immediately after the injury. Apart from the children, immediate admission and observation of these 14 cases for a period of 24 hours rarely led to the early detection of a haematoma.
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D002648:Child; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000150:complications*; D006406:Hematoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D006408:Hematoma, Subdural / Q000209:etiology; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013997:Time Factors