title: Conservative treatment of a traumatic subdural hematoma of the posterior fossa in a child: case report.
abstract: Traumatic posterior fossa hematomas are uncommon. Subdural hematomas in this location are probably the rarest. The natural history in acute cases is one of rapid deterioration and death from brain-stem compression. Rapid surgical intervention is indicated in acute cases. We report a case of a traumatic posterior fossa subdural hematoma in a 3-year-old child treated conservatively with a good outcome.
authors.affiliation: Division of Neurosurgery, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ashkenazi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Carmon
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Pasternak
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Israel
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Beni
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pomeranz
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D003388:Cranial Fossa, Posterior; D005260:Female; D006408:Hematoma, Subdural / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D012887:Skull Fractures / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed