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Classification of brain injury based on CT scan findings |
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| Brain injury scale |
CT scan findings |
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| I |
Normal CT scan (no visible pathology) |
| II |
Cisterns present; midline shift 0 to 5 mm |
| III |
Cisterns compressed or absent; midline shift 0 to 5 mm |
| IV |
Midline shift > 5 mm |
| V |
Any surgically evacuated mass lesion |
| VI |
Lesion > 25 ml not surgically evacuated |
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CT, computed tomography. | |
Soldatos et al. Critical Care 2008 12:R67 doi:10.1186/cc6897 |
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