A 16-year-old girl is attending a hockey game when she is struck on the head by a stray puck. Although she is initially arousable and complains of pain over her left temple where she was struck, she...


A 16-year-old girl is attending a hockey game when she is struck on the head by a stray puck. Although she is initially arousable and complains of pain over her left temple where she was struck, she becomes progressively more somnolent and is rushed to the hospital. Upon arrival an hour later, she has become comatose. What would the head CT be expected to show?


A. Left temporal skull fracture with cerebral contusion


B. Left temporal skull fracture with a crescentic mass adjacent to the brain with mass effect


C. Left temporal skull fracture with a football-shaped mass adjacent to the brain with mass effect


D. Left temporal skull fracture with a calcified mass adjacent to the brain with mass effect


E. Intact skull with cerebral edema and mass effect



May 03, 2022
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