Why the study?
BCVI can cause ischemic stroke but is often initially silent, and up to 30% of patients do not meet standard Denver screening criteria.
Does augmenting Denver criteria improve the detection of blunt cerebrovascular injury and identify patients at risk for ischemic stroke in acute blunt trauma?
Population
374 acute blunt trauma WBCT studies including CTA
Comparison
Augmented Denver criteria vs standard criteria
Design
Retrospective study
Authors
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Augmented Denver criteria may boost BCVI detection; leaves open whether broader screening reduces stroke incidence in prospective trials.
Does augmenting Denver criteria improve the detection of blunt cerebrovascular injury and identify patients at risk for ischemic stroke in acute blunt trauma?
Augmenting Denver criteria with high-energy trauma mechanisms increases the detection of blunt cerebrovascular injury, which is associated with a nearly 10-fold increased risk of ischemic stroke.
Bensch et al. (2019) studied this question.
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