Reoccurrence of Bleeding of a Chronic Subdural Haematoma Following a Fall
The case of a 60-year-old patient who presented with an acute-on-chronic subdural haematoma is reported. Chronic haematoma usually remains asymptomatic, and this is considered to be an unusual course of events. Trivial or minor injury may cause the cortical bridge veins and fragile vessels in the fo...
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| description | The case of a 60-year-old patient who presented with an acute-on-chronic subdural haematoma is reported. Chronic haematoma usually remains asymptomatic, and this is considered to be an unusual course of events. Trivial or minor injury may cause the cortical bridge veins and fragile vessels in the former haematoma to rupture with concomitant reoccurrence of bleeding. Old age, repeated traumatic brain injuries, brain atrophy, antiplatelet agents and oral anticoagulants such as warfarin are considered to be the underlying conditions to cause the reoccurrence of bleeding. However, our patient did not have any of those conditions. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3f5afa1a853d4898a7b26128c37f4a2f2023-12-02T13:21:42ZengSciendoThe Journal of Critical Care Medicine2393-18172017-07-013311811910.1515/jccm-2017-0020jccm-2017-0020Reoccurrence of Bleeding of a Chronic Subdural Haematoma Following a FallCarretero Rafael García0Internal Medicine Department, Mostoles University Hospital, Rio Jucar, 28935, Mostoles, Madrid, SpainThe case of a 60-year-old patient who presented with an acute-on-chronic subdural haematoma is reported. Chronic haematoma usually remains asymptomatic, and this is considered to be an unusual course of events. Trivial or minor injury may cause the cortical bridge veins and fragile vessels in the former haematoma to rupture with concomitant reoccurrence of bleeding. Old age, repeated traumatic brain injuries, brain atrophy, antiplatelet agents and oral anticoagulants such as warfarin are considered to be the underlying conditions to cause the reoccurrence of bleeding. However, our patient did not have any of those conditions.https://doi.org/10.1515/jccm-2017-0020chronic subdural hematomareoccurrence of bleedingacute-on-chronic subdural hematoma |
| spellingShingle | Carretero Rafael García Reoccurrence of Bleeding of a Chronic Subdural Haematoma Following a Fall The Journal of Critical Care Medicine chronic subdural hematoma reoccurrence of bleeding acute-on-chronic subdural hematoma |
| title | Reoccurrence of Bleeding of a Chronic Subdural Haematoma Following a Fall |
| title_full | Reoccurrence of Bleeding of a Chronic Subdural Haematoma Following a Fall |
| title_fullStr | Reoccurrence of Bleeding of a Chronic Subdural Haematoma Following a Fall |
| title_full_unstemmed | Reoccurrence of Bleeding of a Chronic Subdural Haematoma Following a Fall |
| title_short | Reoccurrence of Bleeding of a Chronic Subdural Haematoma Following a Fall |
| title_sort | reoccurrence of bleeding of a chronic subdural haematoma following a fall |
| topic | chronic subdural hematoma reoccurrence of bleeding acute-on-chronic subdural hematoma |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1515/jccm-2017-0020 |
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