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Table 2 CT characteristics on admission

From: Acute bilateral mass-occupying lesions in non-penetrating traumatic brain injury: a retrospective study

CT characteristics

No. (n = 80)

Conservative (n = 18)

Unilateral (n = 39)

Bilateral (n = 23)

Midline shift

    

  Presence

67 (83.8)

14 (77.8)

33 (84.6)

20 (87.0)

  Mean, mm1

4.0 (3.4)

3.6 (3.9)

4.0 (3.0)

4.1 (3.9)

Volume dominant lesion, mL1

37.6 (21.6)

27.6 (15.4)

39.4 (18.8)

42.3 (27.6)

Total volume lesions, mL1

51.9 (28.4)

41.2 (23.2)

52.4 (27.6)

59.1 (35.5)

Dominant lesion

    

  EDH

17 (21.3)

1 (5.6)

10 (25.6)

6 (26.1)

  SDH

34 (42.5)

7 (38.9)

18 (46.2)

9 (39.1)

  HC

29 (36.3)

10 (55.6)

11 (28.2)

8 (34.8)

Compression of basal cisterns

    

  Open

19 (23.8)

6 (33.3)

12 (30.8)

1 (4.3)

  Partially closed

20 (25.0)

2 (11.1)

13 (33.3)

5 (21.8)

  Completely closed

41 (51.3)

10 (55.6)

14 (35.9)

17 (73.9)

Subarachnoid hemorrhage

69 (86.3)

14 (77.8)

34 (87.2)

21 (91.3)

CT visible deep lesions

26 (32.5)

7 (38.9)

8 (20.5)

11 (47.8)

  1. 1Mean (SD); All other variables: number (%).
  2. CT, computed tomography; EDH, epidural hematoma; SDH, subdural hematoma; (HC) Hemorrhagic contusion.