title: Delayed extradural hematoma: a case report.
abstract: Three patients of delayed extradural hematoma (EDH) were seen in the last one year among forty eight consecutively treated cases of EDH. All the three hematomas were evacuated. Awareness of this entity and a high degree of vigilance are strongly recommended to detect such cases. Repeat CT should always be done, especially after decompression by either surgical or medical means, recovery from shock or whenever there is evidence of even minimal bleeding under a skull fracture on initial CT scan.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Medical College and Hospital Calicut, Kerala, India.
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Alappat
authors.lastname: Baiju
authors.lastname: Praveen
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Jayakumar
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sanalkumar
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003399:Craniotomy; D019299:Decompression, Surgical; D006407:Hematoma, Epidural, Cranial / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed