Keywords
pupil
hernia syndrome
severe head trauma
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Abstract
Ultrasound performed by non-radiologist clinical physicians has become an invaluable tool, which facilitates the professional practice of emergency and critical care doctors, anesthetists, pediatricians, internists, among others. We present the case of a patient who suffers a motorcycle incident without a helmet that requires orotracheal intubation at the scene. In the department of emergency, the Glasgow coma scale score is 3. Given the presence of severe eyelid edema that prevents eye opening, transpalpebral pupil ultrasound evaluation is performed, showing right pupillary dilation and lack of reflex photomotor so that treatment of intracranial hypertension is started immediately.
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