Posttraumatic epidural hygroma with associated subdural spinal fluid collection. Case report.
We report a head-injured patient in whom CT scan revealed an extracerebral hypodense fluid collection separated into two compartments by a membrane, which was probably the torn dura mater. We briefly discuss the probable pathogenetic mechanism.
D000328:Adult; D002555:Cerebrospinal Fluid; D004824:Epidural Space; D005624:Frontal Bone / Q000293:injuries; D006407:Hematoma, Epidural, Cranial / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010294:Parietal Bone / Q000293:injuries; D012887:Skull Fractures / Q000150:complications*; D013355:Subdural Space; D013702:Temporal Lobe / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed