title: [Diagnostic errors in head injuries].
abstract: Cranio-cerebral injuries pose a significant problem not only for clinicians, but also for forensic medicine specialists. Due to the specific character of such injuries, they are a relatively frequent cause of diagnostic errors. The most common type of diagnostic errors involves failure to diagnose cranio-cerebral injuries, especially in emergency cases. The authors present cases, in which imaging diagnostic studies, implemented therapeutic procedures and numerous consultations have not prevented misdiagnosing the patients and their resultant death.
authors.affiliation: Katedry i Zaktadu Medycyny Sadowej, Akademii Medycznej im. Karola Marcinkowskiego w Poznaniu, ul. Swiecickiego 6, 60-781 Poznań. czaba@amp.edu.pl
authors.forename: Czeslaw
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zaba
authors.forename: Zbigniew
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Zaba
authors.forename: Paweł
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Swiderski
authors.forename: Aneta
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Klimberg
authors.forename: Jerzy T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Marcinkowski
authors.forename: Zygmunt
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Przybylskil
mesh_terms: D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000145:classification* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003951:Diagnostic Errors / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000517:prevention & control; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D004608:Eligibility Determination / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000592:standards; D005554:Forensic Medicine / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006801:Humans; D011044:Poland; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care