Bilateral interhemispheric subdural hematomas.
Interhemispheric subdural hematomas are rare. Bilateral interhemispheric subdural hematomas in a patient with a ventriculoperitoneal shunt for hydrocephalus were diagnosed by computerized tomographic (CT) scan after mild head trauma. The value of CT scanning, the clinical presentation and treatment, and a review of the literature are presented.
D000328:Adult; D014695:Cerebral Ventriculography; D002557:Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts; D004292:Dominance, Cerebral; D005260:Female; D006408:Hematoma, Subdural / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed