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Table 2 Clinical summaries of cases with delayed intracranial hemorrhage

From: The prevalence of clinically relevant delayed intracranial hemorrhage in head trauma patients treated with oral anticoagulants is very low: a retrospective cohort register study

Case

number

Case description

ICH type and

days to diagnosis*

Clinically relevant d-ICH

1

Anticoagulation

Rivaroxaban

SDH:

acute with midline shift

4 days

Yes

Death 7 days after head trauma

Age

82 years

Notable case characteristics

Ground level fall.

Severe dementia. Nursing home resident.

Hospital admission

No, discharged back to nursing home

2

Anticoagulation

Rivaroxaban

SDH:

chronic bilateral

7 days

Yes

Death 14 days after head trauma

Age

85 years

Notable case characteristics

Ground level fall.

Dementia. Nursing home resident.

Lower extremity fracture, rib fractures.

Post-operative infection as cause of death.

Hospital admission

Yes, with surgery of fracture

3

Anticoagulation

Warfarin

SDH:

chronic bilateral

21 days

No

Age

87 years

Notable case characteristics

Ground level fall.

Upper extremity fracture.

Hospital admission

Yes

4

Anticoagulation

Apixaban

SDH:

chronic unilateral

28 days

No

Age

79 years

Notable case characteristics

Fall down set of stairs.

Skull and facial bone fractures.

Hospital admission

Yes

5

Anticoagulation

Warfarin

Basal ganglia ICH

11 days

No

Age

85 years

Notable case characteristics

Ground level fall.

Arrhythmia.

Hospital admission

Yes, with cardiology evaluation

  1. ICH: Intracranial Hemorrhage
  2. d-ICH: Delayed Intracranial Hemorrhage
  3. SDH: Subdural hematoma
  4. * Days from index emergency department visit to diagnosis of ICH