[Chronic subdural hematoma simulating a TIA. Implications for the management transient neurological deficit].
Chronic subdural hematoma that generally happens after cranial trauma doesn't have clinical manifestations until days or weeks after the traumatism. Due to the lesions nature, symptoms are almost always progressive and presentation as transient ischemic attacks (TIA) is very uncommon. We describe 2 cases of chronic subdural hematoma that started simulating TIA and we discuss its implications in the management of those patients who had presented transient neurological deficit.
Ribó
M
M
Unidad Cerebrovascular, Hospital Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain.
Montaner
J
J
Molina
C
C
Abilleira
S
S
Arenillas
J
J
Alvarez Sabín
J
J
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D020200:Hematoma, Subdural, Chronic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D002546:Ischemic Attack, Transient / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed