title: Computer tomography of the brain and spectrophotometry of the CSF in cerebral concussion and contusion.
abstract: Computer tomography (CT) and spectrophotometry of CSF were performed in 30 patients with the clinical diagnosis of cerebral concussion or contusion. The patients with concussion all had normal CT-findings. Spectrophotometry of CSF was sometimes positive for cerebral contusion with normal CT-findings, but the two methods were complementary so that the extent of the lesion was determined by CT and spectrophotometry of CSF indicated the cause.
mesh_terms: D001924:Brain Concussion / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003288:Contusions / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D013053:Spectrophotometry; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed