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Three patients are presented who developed delayed intracerebral hematomas after head injury. Two patients had essentially negative CT scans on admission and developed intracerbral hematomas within 24 h after injury. They required surgical treatment and had fatal outcomes. The third patient presented with an epidural hematoma on CT scan, developed an intracerebral hematoma 48 h after evacuation of the epidural hematoma, and did well with conservative management.
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Brunetti, J., Zingesser, L., Dunn, J. et al. Delayed intracerebral hemorrhage as demonstrated by CT scanning. Neuroradiology 18, 43–46 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00346211
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