S100b Measurement in Minor Head Injury

Report By: Tara Marshall - SpR in Emergency Medicine
Institution: Royal Derby Hospital
Date Submitted: 12th February 2010
Last Modified: 12th February 2010
Status: Red (incomplete)

Three Part Question

In [adult patients with a minor head injury] can [the measurement of serum S100b] rule out [those patients without an intra-cranial injury and reduce the number of CT head scans performed in the emergency department].