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J. F. Aita, MD
Midwest Clinic 105 S 49th St Omaha, NE 68132

Arch Neurol. 1977;34(7):450.

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To the Editor.—

It is suggested by Butzer and co-workers (Arch Neurol 33:206, 1976) that cranial computerized tomography (CT) is useful in following the resolution of intracerebral hematomas. They illustrate this with their case 9, which they state shows a reduction of the hematoma at one month and resolution of the hematoma with an area of decreased density consistent with cavity formation at six months.

Messina and Chernik¹ reported two cases of intracerebral hemorrhage that underwent a change in composition, which on cranial CT scan appeared as resolution or indeed disappearance of the hematomas. However, postmortem examination 51/2 and six months after the hemorrhages revealed residual hematomas without evidence of recent bleeding that corresponded to the hemorrhages seen on the initial cranial CT studies.

Thus, it is suggested that before an intracerebral hematoma can be accurately described as disappearing or resolving on cranial CT there should not only be . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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