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Management should include correction of bleeding diatheses and surgical intervention in the setting of clinical deterioration (Glasgow Coma Scale 2% brain volume), posterior fossa location, and/or hydrocephalus. Clinical Red Flags • Patients with HS should be admitted to the intensive care unit

Management should include correction of bleeding diatheses and surgical intervention in the setting of clinical deterioration (Glasgow Coma Scale 2% brain volume), posterior fossa location, and/or hydrocephalus. Clinical Red Flags • Patients with HS should be admitted to the intensive care unit

Management should include correction of bleeding diatheses and surgical intervention in the setting of clinical deterioration (Glasgow Coma Scale 2% brain volume), posterior fossa location, and/or hydrocephalus. Clinical Red Flags • Patients with HS should be admitted to the intensive care unit

risk is lower (0.4–6%) after a solid organ transplant. Treatment is supportive: removing the cause(s) and treating complications such as seizures or intracranial hemorrhage. Forty percent of patients with PRES are critically ill and require intensive care unit admission for close observation and treatment

risk is lower (0.4–6%) after a solid organ transplant. Treatment is supportive: removing the cause(s) and treating complications such as seizures or intracranial hemorrhage. Forty percent of patients with PRES are critically ill and require intensive care unit admission for close observation and treatment

risk is lower (0.4–6%) after a solid organ transplant. Treatment is supportive: removing the cause(s) and treating complications such as seizures or intracranial hemorrhage. Forty percent of patients with PRES are critically ill and require intensive care unit admission for close observation and treatment

risk factors for secondary brain injury. • Signs of intracranial hypertension, for example posturing, mydriasis, anisocoria, or Cushing reflex (tachycardia or bradycardia, hypertension, and irregular respirations), are important clinical red flags. Imaging Red Flags • Discrepancy between GCS and CT findings in a patient with severe head trauma should

risk factors for secondary brain injury. • Signs of intracranial hypertension, for example posturing, mydriasis, anisocoria, or Cushing reflex (tachycardia or bradycardia, hypertension, and irregular respirations), are important clinical red flags. Imaging Red Flags • Discrepancy between GCS and CT findings in a patient with severe head trauma should

risk factors for secondary brain injury. • Signs of intracranial hypertension, for example posturing, mydriasis, anisocoria, or Cushing reflex (tachycardia or bradycardia, hypertension, and irregular respirations), are important clinical red flags. Imaging Red Flags • Discrepancy between GCS and CT findings in a patient with severe head trauma should

reported a similar episode 6 months earlier that occurred in the context of febrile illness. At hospital admission, the patient was irritable. Neurological exam revealed mild right hemiparesis. Reflexes were 3+ on the right and 2+ on the left, without clonus. Plantar responses were downgoing