Traumatic bilateral epidural hematomas presenting at different times in a patient with large ventricles.
In a patient with large ventricles, a huge epidural hematoma of venous origin developed after removal of a contralateral traumatic epidural clot which was produced by the tearing of the middle meningeal artery. The possible pathophysiologic characteristics of such hematomas are discussed.
D000328:Adult; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002552:Cerebral Ventricles / Q000002:abnormalities; D006407:Hematoma, Epidural, Cranial / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009493:Neurosurgery / Q000009:adverse effects; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed