Blossoming contusions: identifying factors contributing to the expansion of traumatic intracerebral hemorrhage.

Carnevale, Joseph A; Segar, David J; Powers, Andrew Y; Shah, Meghal; Doberstein, Cody; Drapcho, Benjamin; Morrison, John F; Williams, John R et al. · J Neurosurg · 2018

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Abstract

Here, the authors examined the factors involved in the volumetric progression of traumatic brain contusions. The variables significant in this progression are identified, and the expansion rate of a brain bleed can now effectively be predicted given the presenting characteristics of the patient.

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