title: Spontaneous bilateral extradural hematomas. Case report.
abstract: Spontaneous extradural hematomas are rare and may be caused by pericranial infections, bleeding tendencies, or vascular abnormalities of the dura mater. The authors describe a case of spontaneous bilateral extradural hematomas assumed to be caused by a bleeding tendency with hypofibrinogenemia. A brief review of the literature is reported.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005340:Fibrinogen / Q000097:blood*; D006406:Hematoma / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D005340:Fibrinogen