Blunt cerebrovascular injuries in trauma.
Blunt cerebrovascular injury (BCVI) includes trauma to the carotid or vertebral vessels and is noted in 0.1% of hospitalized trauma patients without an initial screening system in place. Several important topics must be addressed including determination of the appropriate screening population, the best modality of screening for diagnosis, treatment types, and required follow-up of blunt cerebrovascular injuries.
Vanderbilt University, Dept of Surgery, Division of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care, United States. Electronic address: shannon.c.eastham@vanderbilt.edu.
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Angiography; Blunt trauma; Cerebrovascular injury