title: Acute subdural haematoma mimicking an epidural haematoma on a CT scan.
abstract: This paper reports an acute subdural haematoma mimicking an epidural haematoma as seen on a non-enhanced computerized tomography (CT) scan of the head in a patient who had sustained a traumatic head injury. The patient had undergone a craniotomy 4 years prior to the injury described here.
authors.affiliation: Adult Brain Injury Service, Rancho Los Amigo Medical Center, Downey, California 90242.
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Hurvitz
authors.forename: L R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Stone
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Keenan
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Waters
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001924:Brain Concussion / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003128:Coma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003399:Craniotomy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006407:Hematoma, Epidural, Cranial / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006408:Hematoma, Subdural / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed