title: Acute intracranial epidural haematoma in a basketball player: a case report.
abstract: A 35-year-old basketball player suffered a serious double head injury during a match. An acute left temporal epidural haematoma, which necessitated surgical drainage, developed. The exceptional circumstances of the trauma are discussed and the literature concerning basketball-related injuries is reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Neurosurgery, University of Genoa, Ospedale San Martino, Italy.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Datti
authors.forename: S L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Gentile
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pisani
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001490:Basketball / Q000293:injuries*; D006407:Hematoma, Epidural, Cranial / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009777:Occipital Bone / Q000293:injuries; D010294:Parietal Bone / Q000293:injuries; D012887:Skull Fractures / Q000209:etiology; D013701:Temporal Bone / Q000293:injuries; D013702:Temporal Lobe / Q000293:injuries