Spontaneous chronic subdural hematoma in a young male patient

The chronic subdural hematoma is a common pathology in elderly patients. There is usually a history of head trauma. The diagnosis of chronic subdural hematomas in young patients is very rare and few cases have been reported in the literature. The authors present a case of a patient of 16 years old w...

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Main Authors: Luis Rafael Moscote-Salazar, Hernando Raphael Alvis-Miranda, Willen Calderón-Miranda, Gabriel Alcala-Cerra, Andres M. Rubiano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: London Academic Publishing 2014-06-01
Series:Romanian Neurosurgery
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Online Access:https://www.journals.lapub.co.uk/index.php/roneurosurgery/article/view/753
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Summary:The chronic subdural hematoma is a common pathology in elderly patients. There is usually a history of head trauma. The diagnosis of chronic subdural hematomas in young patients is very rare and few cases have been reported in the literature. The authors present a case of a patient of 16 years old who presented headache of two months of evolution, which was conducted by tomography diagnosis of chronic subdural hematoma. The patient had no history of mild trauma. Surgical management was performed, showing a satisfactory evolution.
ISSN:1220-8841
2344-4959