Asynchronous bilateral epidural hematomas.
The immediate and delayed sequelae of bilateral lateral fractures of the cranial vault were illustrated in a patient in whom asynchronous bilateral epidural hematomas developed after an automobile accident. The importance of examining computed tomography images obtained with both brain and bone window settings is stressed.
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Department of Medical Imaging, Royal University Hospital, Saskatoon, Sask.
D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000328:Adult; D006407:Hematoma, Epidural, Cranial / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012887:Skull Fractures / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed