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ArticleJournal of ultrasound2022

Identification of intracranial hemorrhage progression by transcranial point-of-care ultrasound in a patient with prior hemicraniectomy: a case report.

Aalap Shah, Cynthia Oliva, Ryan Barnes, Bradley Presley

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Article in Journal of ultrasound, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
0.3field-weighted citation impact, top 39% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Emerging Treatments for Subarachnoid Hemorrhage.CNS & neurological disorders drug targets · 2024
    Review
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  4. Transcranial Ultrasound in the Helicopter Emergency Medical Services-A Feasibility Study.Journal of neuroimaging : official journal of the American Society of Neuroimaging
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Aalap ShahDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, 169 Ashley Avenue, MSC 300, Charleston, SC, 29425, USA. shahaa@musc.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6758-124X
Cynthia OlivaDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, 169 Ashley Avenue, MSC 300, Charleston, SC, 29425, USA.
Ryan BarnesDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, 169 Ashley Avenue, MSC 300, Charleston, SC, 29425, USA.
Bradley PresleyDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, 169 Ashley Avenue, MSC 300, Charleston, SC, 29425, USA.
Medical University of South Carolina · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Transcranial ultrasound has been described as a tool to identify intracranial pathology, however, it is seldom used in the adult patient population due to poor imaging windows and rapid availability of more advanced imaging such as CT and MRI. We report a unique population in which transcranial ultrasound may be beneficial: those with a history of hemicraniectomy. We present a case of a 65-year-old male with a history of hemicraniectomy who suffered head trauma after a fall from his wheelchair. An initial non-contrast head CT scan identified an intracranial hemorrhage. Point-of-care bedside transcranial ultrasound was able to identify the progression of intracranial hemorrhage, which was confirmed by interval head CT. This prompted repeat CT imaging followed by neurosurgical intervention with the placement of an external ventricular drain in the right lateral ventricle. While ultrasound is unlikely to replace the need for more advanced imaging in these patients, point-of-care transcranial ultrasound may be a useful tool that can be employed rapidly at the bedside for interval screening in patients with hemicraniectomy and concern for new or worsening intracranial hemorrhage.

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Intracranial HemorrhagesPoint-of-Care SystemsAdultAgedHumansMaleTomography, X-Ray ComputedUltrasonographyBleedingHemorrhageIntracranialPoint-of-CareTranscranialUltrasound

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PMID33913120
PMCPMC9148341
OpenAlexW3159888440

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