Table 2 Denver criteria for cerebrovascular injury screening
Signs and symptoms | Risk factors |
|---|---|
Arterial hemorrhage | High-energy transfer mechanism with Le Forte II or III fracture |
Cervical bruit | Cervical spine fracture patterns: subluxation, fractures extending into the transverse foramen, fractures of C1–C3 vertebrae |
Expanding cervical hematoma | Basilar skull fracture with carotid canal involvement |
Focal neurologic deficit | Diffuse axonal injury with GCS score |
Findings from neurological examination incongruous with head CT scan findings | Near hanging with anoxic brain injury |
Stroke on secondary CT scan |