title: Acute spontaneous subdural hematomas.
abstract: Fifteen cases of spontaneous subdural hematoma are presented. A review of the literature reveals the rarity of this pathology. Symptomatological onset cannot be distinguished from the other cerebrovascular lesions. High mortality is connected with patient's consciousness level. CT scan performed in all patients presenting symptoms of cerebral stroke permitted to demonstrate this clinical entity is not so rare as the literature asserted.
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006408:Hematoma, Subdural / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000401:mortality; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed