title: [Acute inter-hemispheric subdural hematoma].
abstract: Interhemispheric subdural hematoma in adults is a rare complication of head injury with no more than 100 cases reported since 1940. The classical presentation of this disorder is a contralateral monoparesis of the leg or a hemiparesis more pronounced in the leg. We report three cases of interhemispheric subdural hematoma following closed head injuries and the review of the literature with an analysis and of the therapeutic possibilities. Conservative management under close supervision may be a proper attitude in those patients without alterations of consciousness. Surgical treatment is necessary in patients with progressive deterioration.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Neurocirugía, Hospital Clínico de Santiago, Departamento de Cirugía, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gelabert González
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Fernández Villa
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: López García
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: García Allut
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D020199:Hematoma, Subdural, Acute / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D012189:Retrospective Studies