{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["25(2)"],"submitter":["Shah A"],"pubmed_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 w"],"journal":["Journal of ultrasound"],"pagination":["399-402"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC9148341"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["Identification of intracranial hemorrhage progression by transcranial point-of-care ultrasound in a patient with prior hemicraniectomy: a case report."],"pmcid":["PMC9148341"],"pubmed_authors":["Shah A","Barnes R","Oliva C","Presley B"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Identification of intracranial hemorrhage progression by transcranial point-of-care ultrasound in a patient with prior hemicraniectomy: a case report.","description":"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 w","dates":{"release":"2022-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2022 Jun","modification":"2025-04-26T23:02:12.599Z","creation":"2025-04-06T17:24:35.623Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC9148341","cross_references":{"pubmed":["33913120"],"doi":["10.1007/s40477-021-00588-6"]}}