Open AccessBeware of the 3776.24 m peak
Author(s) -
Yu Stephanie Dorothy Pui Ming,
Lau James Siu Ki,
Chan Puisy Yau Ng,
Kan Pui Gay
Publication year - 2023
Publication title -
hong kong journal of emergency medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.145
H-Index - 12
eISSN - 2309-5407
pISSN - 1024-9079
DOI - 10.1177/1024907920982758
Subject(s) - pathognomonic , medicine , radiological weapon , emergency department , head injury , intervention (counseling) , medical emergency , radiology , surgery , intensive care medicine , disease , pathology , nursing
A middle‐aged man presented to the emergency department after a seemingly trivial head injury. Recognition of pathognomonic radiological findings allowed early diagnosis of a potentially life‐threatening condition. The patient recovered uneventfully after prompt neurosurgical intervention.