Demonstration of massive traumatic brain swelling within 20 minutes after injury. Case report.
The authors documented by computerized axial tomography a case of massive brain swelling occurring within 20 minutes of a closed head injury. It is suggested that the cause of the brain swelling is acute vascular dilatation.
D000328:Adult; D001929:Brain Edema / Q000503:physiopathology*; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011859:Radiography; D013997:Time Factors