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Title: Head injury, oral anticoagulant and repeat head CT

Category: Trauma

Keywords: Head injury delayed injury (PubMed Search)

Posted: 5/28/2026 by Robert Flint, MD (Updated: 6/1/2026)
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Of the 215 Norwegian patients on oral anticoagulation seen for a head injury and having a normal initial head CT, none developed delayed hemorrhage. Median age was 83 years.

References

Bahr, M.A., Visnes, H. & Brommeland, T. No delayed intracranial hemorrhage in head injury patients on oral anticoagulants and with normal CT: a retrospective study of 215 patients. Scand J Trauma Resusc Emerg Med (2026). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13049-026-01617-1