title: Asymptomatic calcified chronic subdural hematoma--report of three cases.
abstract: Three adults with asymptomatic calcified chronic subdural hematoma are described. Plain skull x-ray films following head trauma disclosed calcified chronic subdural hematomas and computed tomography (CT) revealed large, frontoparietal, calcified hematomas in all cases. A 49-year-old male received hematoma removal because of his lower age and CT evidence of cerebral compression. An 83-year-old male was not operated on and remained asymptomatic. The third patient died of trauma-related injuries. In the non-elderly, surgery for asymptomatic calcified chronic subdural hematoma with significant cerebral compression should be considered for relief of cerebral compression and prevention of possible future brain damage.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Tokyo Women's Medical College Dai-ni Hospital.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ide
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jimbo
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Umebara
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hagiwara
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006408:Hematoma, Subdural / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed