title: Late recurrence of bleeding in a chronic extradural hematoma.
abstract: Recurrence of bleeding from the inner capsule occurred in a chronic extradural haematoma in a 15-year-old boy 4 months after the original trauma. The case is presented to emphasize the potential hazards of nonsurgical treatment of chronic extradural hematomas.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000150:complications; D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002908:Chronic Disease; D006407:Hematoma, Epidural, Cranial / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012008:Recurrence; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed