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| Title |
Association between cervical spine and skull-base fractures and blunt cerebrovascular injury
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| Published in |
European Radiology, June 2015
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| DOI | 10.1007/s00330-015-3858-1 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Karen Buch, Thanh Nguyen, Eric Mahoney, Brandon Libby, Paul Calner, Peter Burke, Alex Norbash, Asim Mian |
| Abstract |
Blunt cerebrovascular injuries (BCVI) are associated with high morbidity and mortality and can lead to neurological deficits. The established criteria for patients undergoing CT angiography (CTA) for BCVI are broad, and can expose patients to radiation unnecessarily. This study aimed to examine the prevalence of BCVI in patients on CTA and determine presentations associated with the highest rates of BCVI. With IRB approval, patients were selected for CTA screening for BCVI according to a predefined set of criteria at our hospital between 2007 and 2010. Patients were identified from our institution's trauma database. CTAs were retrospectively reviewed for BCVI including vasospasm and dissection. Electronic medical records were reviewed for clinical presentation and hospital course. Of 432 patients, vasospasm (n = 10) and/or dissection (n = 36) were found in 46 patients (10.6 %). BCVI was associated with cervical spine and/or skull-base fracture in 40/46 patients (87 %, P < 0.0001). Significant correlations were seen between dissection and fracture in 31/36 patients (86.2 %, p < 0.0001) and between BCVI and both neurological deficits and fractures (27/44, P < 0.0001). BCVI was significantly associated with cervical and/or skullbase fractures and neurological deficits with coexistent fractures. Patients with these injuries should be prioritized for rapid CTA evaluation for BCVI. • CTA screening is important to identify patients with underlying BCVI • Cervical spine and/or skullbase fractures were significantly associated with BCVI • BCVI may occur in up to 11 % of patients with blunt trauma injuries. |
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The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 49 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Canada | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 48 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 10 | 20% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 7 | 14% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 5 | 10% |
| Student > Master | 5 | 10% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 4 | 8% |
| Other | 10 | 20% |
| Unknown | 8 | 16% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 31 | 63% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 3 | 6% |
| Neuroscience | 2 | 4% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 1 | 2% |
| Unspecified | 1 | 2% |
| Other | 2 | 4% |
| Unknown | 9 | 18% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 7. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 31 January 2018.
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#4,223,900
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#477
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#52,693
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#7
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