Vertex epidural hematomas.
Fourteen cases of vertex epidural hematomas encountered in patients admitted over a 12-year period (1964-1976) at the University of Genoa Neurosurgical Clinic are presented. Special emphasis is put on the large number of cases (nine) without a free interval. Clinical and neuroradiological findings, treatment and results are reported. A clinical classification of this traumatic pathology according to the epidural hematoma classification of Pecker et al is proposed.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D005260:Female; D006407:Hematoma, Epidural, Cranial / Q000145:classification* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012886:Skull / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013997:Time Factors