title: Acute spontaneous subdural hematoma.
abstract: A review of the literature reveals 20 reported cases of acute spontaneous subdural hematoma. We present an additional case with a tabulation of pertinent data. The prototype case is described, emphasizing the benign and insidious onset followed, invariably, by a deteriorating neurological status leading, almost always, to surgical evacuation. A high index of suspicion for this entity is of great importance, because a delay in diagnosis may lead to an increase in the morbidity and the mortality of this condition.
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006408:Hematoma, Subdural / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013997:Time Factors