Intracranial mass: Difference between revisions
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*Consider [[seizure]] prophylaxis | |||
*See also [[Management of Elevated Intracranial Pressure]] | *See also [[Management of Elevated Intracranial Pressure]] | ||
Revision as of 18:23, 24 March 2015
Background
Clinical Features
Differential Diagnosis
Intracranial Mass
- Intracranial hemorrhage
- Intra-axial
- Hemorrhagic stroke (Spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage)
- Traumatic intracerebral hemorrhage
- Extra-axial
- Epidural hemorrhage
- Subdural hemorrhage
- Subarachnoid hemorrhage (aneurysmal intracranial hemorrhage)
- Intra-axial
- Brain tumor
- Brain abscess
- Subdural empyema
- Epidural abscess (intracranial)
Workup
Management
- Treat specific process
- Consider seizure prophylaxis
- See also Management of Elevated Intracranial Pressure