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Clinical introduction
An adult patient with arterial hypertension had a witnessed loss of consciousness and a fall from a height of approximately 5 feet with head trauma; the patient was thus referred to the ED in unconscious state. A head CT scan was obtained (figures 1–4).
CT scan showing subarachnoid haemorrhage: hyperdensity can be seen in the subarachnoid space (Sylvian fissure, frontal and sagittal sulci); the CT also shows a crescent-shaped left hemispheric subdural haematoma.
CT scan with a right parietal epidural haematoma with …
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Funding The authors have not declared a specific grant for this research from any funding agency in the public, commercial or not-for-profit sectors.
Competing interests None declared.
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