A Prospective Evaluation of the Value of Repeat Cranial Computed Tomography in Patients With Minimal Head Injury and an Intracranial Bleed

Abstract

Repeat cranial CT, in patients with a MHI and a normal neurologic examination, resulted in no change in management or neurosurgical intervention and is therefore not indicated. A multicenter prospective study would further validate these conclusions, reduce unnecessary CT scans, and likely improve our current standard of care in these patients.