title: A case of coup and contrecoup extradural hematoma.
abstract: We report an unusual type of a bilateral extradural hematoma: one due to direct injury and another due to the contrecoup effect. The second evolved after the first hematoma was evacuated.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Neurology, Madras, India.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Balasubramaniam
authors.forename: V G
authors.initials: VG
authors.lastname: Ramesh
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006407:Hematoma, Epidural, Cranial / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012008:Recurrence; D012086:Reoperation