There have been many interesting cases in CT over the last few weeks. The CT head image to the left was more interesting of what actually happened to this patient. The patient was 65 years old and when entering the CT room her face was severely bruised and major swelling. When getting history from this patient she told me that she had fell and was stuck laying in her bathroom for sixteen hours before she was found. Her daughters lived out of town and when they weren't able to contact her by phone they sent someone to check on her. I could not imagine having to lay on the floor wondering how long before there would be any help.
The report suggest that there is prominent extracranial hematoma over the right orbit and right frontal region. The intracranial structures are unremarkable with no evidence of fracture or other abnormality.
