Identification of the triad is important in emergency medicine because it suggests a cerebral hemorrhage in the setting of trauma or an enlarging space occupying lesion (e.g. brain tumor) and a possible impending herniation of the brain, which can be rapidly fatal.
Identification of the triad is important in emergency medicine. It suggests a cerebral hemorrhage in the setting of trauma. It suggests a cerebral hemorrhage in an enlarging space occupying lesion (e.g. brain tumor) and a possible impending herniation of the brain. The brain can be rapidly fatal.