Mild Traumatic Brain Injury in Patients on Long-Term Anticoagulation Therapy: Do They Really Need Repeated Head CT Scan?

Patients with a GCS score of 15 who are taking long-term anticoagulation therapy and who present with mTBI have a risk of cranial hemorrhage that is likely to be similar to that of non-anticoagulated patients. It may be reasonable to envision a protocol including only one CT scan and an appropriate observation period.