Misleading CT scans: a report of two cases.
Two patients who appeared to have suffered from intracranial haemorrhage are presented. Their clinical histories and computed tomographic scans were supportive of the diagnosis of intracranial haemorrhage. However, both patients were found to have infected cerebrospinal fluid.
Rawluk
D J
DJ
Department of Neurosurgery, Hope Hospital, Salford, UK.
Cowie
R A
RA
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014695:Cerebral Ventriculography; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004660:Encephalitis / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008581:Meningitis / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed