Contusion expansion, low platelet count and bifrontal contusions are associated with worse patient outcome following traumatic brain injury—a retrospective single-center study
Background: Cortical contusions are common in moderate-severe traumatic brain injury (TBI). Cortical contusions often expand, potentially causing neuro-worsening several hours to days post-trauma. While contusion expansion (CE) may affect outcome, potential clinical and radiological markers that can predict CE have been insufficiently explored. In the present single-center retrospective observatio