Murray, N. M., Wolman, D. N., Mlynash, M., Threlkeld, Z. D., Christensen, S., Heit, J. J., Harris, O. A., & Hirsch, K. G. (2021). Early Head Computed Tomography Abnormalities Associated with Elevated Intracranial Pressure in Severe Traumatic Brain Injury. Journal of neuroimaging : official journal of the American Society of Neuroimaging, 31(1), 199–208.
This study looked at noninvasive methods to identify intracranial pressure (ICP). This is important because patients with sTBI often have ICP which is already difficult to treat when diagnosed. Patients were 16 and older (avg age 47). The patients all underwent an initial CT scan. The results found that being younger as well as higher scores on the modified Fisher scale, and contusion volume were correlated with elevated ICP. Essentially, this study is saying that when looking for possible ICP, the factors mentioned above might be some of the best ones to observe when trying to diagnose them