A CT scan is performed on this patient. Which of the following statement(s) is/are true concerning the findings on CT scan and the patient’s management?
A.	The CT finding that correlates most significantly with intracranial hypertension is compression or obliteration of the basilar cisterns
B.	Intracranial pressure monitoring is indicated immediately in any patient with cisternal compression.
C.	A brain contusion appears as a very homogeneous high density area in the cerebral cortex
D.	Intracerebral hematomas are routinely treated with craniotomy
Answer:A
A CT scan is performed on this patient. Which of the following statement(s) is/are true concerning the findings on CT scan and the patient’s management?
A.	The CT finding that correlates most significantly with intracranial hypertension is compression or obliteration of the basilar cisterns B.	Intracranial pressure monitoring is indicated immediately in any patient with cisternal compression. C.	A brain contusion appears as a very homogeneous high density area in the cerebral cortex D.	Intracerebral hematomas are routinely treated with craniotomy